It may get postponed due to a planned personal bankruptcy but they won't have the means to save it.  

The options she presented were cancel altogether, or postpone the closing a couple of weeks.

Did these 2 tools just postpone the problem from 2020 to 2021?

I'm not an attorney, but unless there is a time is of the essence written into the contract the closing date is an on or about date and either party can postpone for up to 30 days.

And contrary to what most on here have said, waiting for things to roll off, saving more, postponing investing until you are "ready"? 

Another issue is that the auctions tend to get postponed frequently. 

I put down half the amount, got it scheduled for the following weekend and said let's do it.Well, the Friday before the work was scheduled to begin, my tenant had a potential COVID-19 exposure, and we had to postpone all the work.

@Sara Peak I was in eviction court last week and basically you are allowed to file the eviction per usual requirements but when you go to court if the tenant has signed the CDC form then the case gets postponed to January 2021 no matter what the situation is.

I doubt it because instead of an NOD, you'd be looking at an NOS or NOTS (Notice of trustee sale), which is a public filed document that tells the world what the the schedule auction date is.If the daughter (Or any heir/successor) cannot establish themselves as a legitimate successor in interest, they risk losing the property at sale.Unfortunately, probate is independent of the default so, even if the property is in probate, that alone will not stop a sale, or even postpone one.

Finally taking the time to write an introduction after 5 years of lurking behind the scenes, in the fear of losing my anonymity.Here comes a long postponed intro of who I am and why I keep coming back over the years.I first want to start off by admitting that I've been enjoying BP anonymously since 2015 and I regret not being more active earlier.