Whats the address?

Hey @Richard Lee send me the address and I'll be glad to help. 

Sometimes you just have to trust your instincts.

When a borrower quit claims the deed it does not wipe out his note - only paying it off does.The note is securitized by the mortgage / deed of trust so basically whoever he quit claimed it to just got a house with major title issues.If the borrower is not paying that loan the 1st note holder can continue to add penalties and late fees etc and any legal.

I then looked up phone numbers and addresses for the seller. 

What I usually do for my clients is negotiate a clause through which the Buyer issues a release of their contract upfront and the attorney or seller holds it in trust and only records it if there is a default.

If all goes in my favor, I may purchasing this property for $250K from a family trust.  

Addressing the comment about metering...

We were hoping to use this strategy we came across from Scott Smith here on bigger pockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/llc-lending-problem/Buy in our name, transfer to land trust, deed to LLC.

If you're not aware what super liens consist of, consider getting the book, Bulletproof title due diligence by Alex Goldovsky as it addresses some of the pitfalls of these liens.