Based on that alone we can tell you if you should keep moving forward or just stopping right there. 

Many CPA's are here.If you haven't already done so - you should connect with a real estate agent in the area and ask her to give you access to the MLS. 

That contract would need to state you have the right to inspect the property for which the seller would need to provide access.

I now realize, after 50+ years of learning math (you never stop), that they were all correct...they never have, and probably never will, use it.Thank-you Bill, you have finally put a check mark on the "I use math" side of the ledger.

You can also setup a site with the properties listed but don't give folks access without vetting them first.

Although I may lose the deal if I force his hand this morning, I will at least stop wasting another weekend on the MLS with it marked pending.

Well, we have almost completed an extended rehab - new innards, finished a 950 SF basement, stopped flooding etc.

She mentioned declaring bankruptcy to stop the foreclosure but I know I read (here I think)  that while it would do that, it will cause other issues.

I had one, but they stopped.

These are utility fees accessed by a municipality or other government entity.