I think this is mostly a function of stock valuations peaking.

If they still disagree, then yes, you could work this out in court if they won't work it out outside of court.

Once as a named party in an employee-filed lawsuit where a bunch of us were named (never went to court); once as part of a lawsuit in an accident my daughter was in (settled through insurance), and once by an insurance company when I had been a renter, from an unscrupulous landlord who leveraged my free clean-up of the property into a check from his insurance, who then abrogated the claim against me.

btw I did get sued, it was a disastrous court hearing, I wasn't even allowed to speak.  

On top of that, if you are a buy and hold investor, the Tax Courts have historically held that owning rentals is precluded from the Hobby Loss Rules - therefore it won't be a factor to worry about. 

I also wanted to engage some people that have many gone to small claims court against property managers and had success to see if its worth my time.  

They take care of billing all the units and working with an attorney for the court proceedings when unit owners don't pay their fees.

My understanding is that the court will still need to grant the house over to the surviving daughter.

Check the Daily Record or other business publications where foreclosures and tax sales are publicized.Attend Rent and Housing court every dayRun ads in newspapers or Goggle Ad WordsTalk to foreclosures attorneysGet on the mailing list of all auctioneers in the areaWork a farm area, walk and talkMake offers everyday on expired listingsAttend seller ordered auctionsVisit the manager of every bank in your areaGet the current list of Tax Sale offerings, visit as many owners as possibleOffer agents a big bonuses for bring you listed and unlisted propertiesTalk to brokers and mangers of real estate officesJust my thoughts.

But, to your question, you can forego the expense of a title search and access all of the lien details by paying a leisurely visit to your county court house.