Even hard money which is the quickest.What you could do is get private money have it deposited into an escrow account with instructions to release it for the intended purpose within the required timeframe.

The MN statute (504B.178) says that the security deposit has to be returned within three weeks "and after receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions".

The seller might have instructed the agent not to respond to anything unless it is in writing to avoid tire kickers.First thing is are you paying ALL CASH.

But the Escrow company still hasn't gotten their instructions, and won't release until there is mutual agreement.

I have a client who wanted to see houses at a time that conflicted with my schedule, so my assistant was going to show them and showing instructions for two separate homes specifically stated "No unlicensed assistants may show the home."

Document the condition, put together an accurate estimate of costs to cure, hopefully from outside sources/contractors, and give it to the closing agent, with instructions to escrow/deduct it.  

The info provided there is wide and deep and super easy to follow for beginners with lots of instructional videos.

Follow all instructions carefully.

They should be able to instruct you properly.

You pay this time, instruct the tenant on how to reset and if they call again then they pay next time.Responsibility falls on you for not having explained the procedure to the tenant in advance.