If you enage with OSC, their recommended insurer, OSC will send the notices then after the series is sent and waiting periods expire, with no response from the borrower, OSC will send you an invoice.

Ignoring that and saying investors should stop flipping houses doesn't seem to address the core issues (at least in my view).

A roofer told me about being stopped and ticketed because they spotted debris in the back and he did not have the license.

Non Conforming Certificates, which the State had stopped issuing (nothing after1989) gave any owner a legal cover to perform daily rentals.

Not sure you can borrow much non owner occupied cash out refi.

If there is anything left over after the sale, it goes to the IRS then to the state and finally back to the borrower, in that order.No, you don't want to work with a title company to make sure those are paid. if you are bidding, and you win, those get paid through the foreclosure trustee/attorney if any left over after lender is paid and if not, they get wiped out (IRS has redemption rights for a period of time) and don't get paid (All things being equal).

If the property had been mortgaged and payments on the mortgage stop, then expect the lender to get involved, in which case I would walk away rather than waste my time on it.

As you can see I started to cut out the wall but stopped and thought I might see if anyone has easier solutions.Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I don't use a pro, and I'm not above renting furniture, borrowing from my home, etc. 

But I love that ours stopped someone from enclosing their garage to move another person into their house.