It is possible they are making you inherit “any claims or disputes” .

The previous owners actually paid the taxes after the auction, which surprised me, so since the December rents have already been sent, I'm not going to dispute that.  

As fir due diligence, I don't think you need to go looking for family but have a way to show them that you cared and lessen your chance of a dispute.

Check your credit report and dispute the credit check - if anyone is investigating this it would be one way for them to track down where Rob really is.

Just be sure that they wire you the money with a significant amount of lead time to move in, as paypal allows the sender to request a return of funds up to 14 days (if I remember correctly) and paypal will actually pull the money back out of your bank and hold it in escrow until the "dispute is resolved".

I've had wholesale deals run into issues with redemption rights, title issues, earnest money disputes, limited property , hidden material facts, and closing timeline discrepancies.Most of these issues were caused by short sighted business practices, a lack of transparency with sellers, and poorly crafted contracts.

You may even find someone willing to help without you adding anything to their lives but the fact that they know they're helping someone.But, in the spirit of the new year, and presumably a new year's resolution you may or may not have made - it all comes down to whether you will have the courage and persistence to continue when it gets tough, when you're told no, when you don't know what to or how to do it, and when it's just scary.

Like if you've disputed anything on your report u will need to make sure its not active when u apply for the refi.

When maintenance issues arise, vacancies come about, evictions become necessary, tenants have disputes, etc. it will be very stressful for you to handle if you are 30 minutes away and have a family, job, and hobbies.

The Resolution Trust will be taking the bank over.