I found the court transcripts from the foreclosure proceedings in hopes that they would have a judgement amount or some kind of indication of what was owed or past due (of course there wasn't). 

If you want to get into real estate investing, use the proceeds from the sale to purchase multiple properties closer to home.  

I'll be discussing with my wife and will let you know how we proceed and how things work out.

Originally posted by @Allison Karrels:I have made a security deposit claim for $518.99 (out of a $1,100 deposit) --  Cleaning $225.00, general repair items $82.25, $150.00 yard service, $30 trash removal, and our usual Admin fee $25 and $6.74 Certified Mailing. .Before I could decide how to proceed, I, as the property owner, would need more information.  

If the tenant chooses to proceed, we execute a separate agreement and they pay the funds for restoration into a trust account before we proceed.Rarely does a tenant proceed with one of these requests - if they do, then the cost to us is nothing and one of our trades/subs makes a little.  

Perhaps your local probate court can give you directions as to how to proceed (you don't say whether you have gotten information there).

If you know going in that you're 40% vacant (2 of five units), this becomes a negotiating point if you proceed with the acquisition attempt.

Refinanced conventional loan in 2012 and used proceeds for down payment and some of rehab on second fixer.  

@Bill Gulley - let's discuss the matter of when a mortgagee does get "fee" with respect to title (and not for late payments, foreclosure proceedings, etc. for those who were thinking of that type of fee).In the first paragraph of page two of this link, you will find an excerpt that I post below.http://www.invtitle.com/docs/general-underwriting-..."

One of these disclosures is an Intent to Proceed form.