The company itself is pretty much finished and the owner has had her licenses suspended indefinitely 

or they just care about the house being "liveable"?

I've done flips, long term rentals, and now I own and in house manage a short term rental in Michigan City.

Hello, we sold a house and during the final walkthrough the buyers noticed the well pump leaking.

I don't think they'll make good wholesalers.I know 1 that works at Starbucks now, another started a house cleaning business. 

While I’ve never done a project like this before, it’s something I’d love to take on—or at least organize and bring in the right experts to see it through.I estimate it would require around a $2M investment to build 5 houses on the lot, with each home valued roughly at $600K.

This is not an owner issue but a tenant issue and therefore they should be held responsible.

Go to those Open Houses and get to know them.

However, don't know why you'd want to take the risk of putting a Section 8 tenant in a Beachwood house.

@Gregory Fazio Some young investors in my area have excelled in seller financing by doing this:They reached out to top investors and agents, clearly stating, "We’ll offer on any property with owner financing."