Unfortunately, I gave her the security deposit.I'm glad she's gone, she seems like a bit of a head case.

They are correct unfortunately.

The details of the circumstances will dictate what to do  I stay out of stocks for the most part.

Some states offer packets for circuit court filings but unfortunately Alabama does not, that I have been able to find anyway

Under the circumstances that you described, there is almost no chance the seller will attempt to force your purchase. 

There were many months where this stupid note was costing me 1-2k a month in legal fees (and due to the circumstances yes, we had to go forward) and the old cliché about "you only need to set aside 3k for legal" would have sent me straight to bankruptcy. 

In most circumstances I agree that abatement is cost prohibitive, overkill, and frankly not necessary.

i used Freedo and she got me 2 leads but didn't unfortunately it didn't lead to a sale.

She unfortunately passed and I made a deal with her caretaker to stay in the unit.

@Stone Jin, Unfortunately, house hack would be challenging as my wife and I bought last year with the intention of starting our family soon.