You should have possession of your property back sometime around mid March. 

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The insurance company, in return for a premium,  agrees to defend any imperfections that may arise up to the policy amount for 25 years which is the maximum statute for adverse possession in Texas

What about obtaining title insurance and ultimately getting possession for the property?

In my state, you can get a possession order when you complete a foreclosure.  

Soon after taking possession, the sewer had issues, we got it fixed. then remodeled the house.

You buy the property for cash (other other sources not secured by the property), then get a loan once you are in possession of the property.I hope this helps.

I would personally not get involved in this till non-payment of rent is established.When a landlord rents a unit to a tenant, he transfers to the tenant what the law calls “exclusive possession” of the rented property.

It certainly becomes a bit more complicated than what most perceive a DIL event to be, but it is possible to vest title alternate to the actual Mortgagee in order to both obtain property possession and still have the power to foreclose.