I have been trying extensively here in my area but not luck.

This insures that they will close and if they don't you can hopefully get an extention.I personally wholesale and cherry pick the best deals to fix and flip using funding from private lenders.

The owner should list their house and ask for an extension of time from their mortgagee since they have equity, this would be in the best interest of the mortgagee and borrower.

They are willing to give you some advice.To ask someone "Hey who are your private lenders you use where you invest at because I want to do the same".

Alternatively you could write private notes for rehabbers, or buy and hold investors to use these funds for greater returns than you could get in the market.

Buy it for less than the contract which is much like buying a mortgage at a discount.You'll need cash, depending on the underlying contract you might be able to finance it with private funds, most lenders won't touch it.Need to see what kind of contracts were done, the seller may be interested.

If you want to get into the hotel business you need to immerse yourself in it and network within the small community.Most if not all hotel deals in the US (especially CA) over 10MM are sold privately within the network of seasoned deal makers.

I can't imagine that the city could give you permission to go onto private property, whether or not it had been condemned.Any luck checking probate records for the deceased son?

I make one call, walk through the house for five minutes marking things to stay, and then leave to try and find my next deal/private funder.

We did all of the work ourselves (only subbed out the windows and reverse gable extension) and was able to keep rehab costs down that way.