I know there is something you can mail to the known address and write something on the envelope that will instruct the PO to notify you of a change of address, but the procedure is escaping me right now.There's a bazillion 'people finder sites'  - use them.

After all, an inspection report is someone's opinion, not necessarily a fact that the seller can be accountable for knowing about.I hope so.After one inspection, if the seller disagree with the inspection, the seller may can use right procedure to 'correct' inspection, otherwise, I feel the seller needs to have disclosure.

Kyle Hipp - yes, she is a roommate in a house I own and live in.Bryan Otteson - it sounds like I've followed the procedure correctly so far.

Does anyone have a package of all the docs they typically use for a lease of property, and a typical run through of the procedures they follow and the steps taken from start to finish of the process.

My presumption from the OP was that having had the REC/Installment contract with a proper Escrow Company as a Trustee that proper procedure to recover the equitable interest was done.  

Our procedural manuals moving forward will be based on some very relevant initial experiences!

It is just that I have never look into wholesaling before so I dont what the standard procedure is.

Charlie,This will vary from state to state, so I would suggest that your friend invest a few hundred bucks in a real estate attorney consultation to find out the procedure and cost.

Mary, since you asked about an auction in California, my answer is limited to CA procedures...this may vary in other states.The borrower that owned the property you were bidding on owed their lender $256K or more.

To take away those rights certain standards must be met and procedures followed.In the case of the squatter, I suspect Mike's experience is tainted by the areas his properties are in.