@Jay Rezac first off welcome.2nd - there are many answers to your question and ultimately it's only a decision you can make.

Unfortunately you don't have very much information yet to make an informed decision to buy.  

Our court date is on August 18th and the judge will make the decision and I am hoping it will be in my favor.

When it comes time to make a decision and I have already found a potential replacement property, I'll just have to pencil out the numbers and see which option will yield the best long term return for cash flow and appreciation. 

To your theory though, not being in a hurry to speed up the process just doesn't make any sense and, would be in violation of CFPB rules to decision any alternative to foreclosure within 30 days of receipt of a full package.Your second "reason" Wayne already refuted.

I don't want to make the wrong decision on picking a house.

Your Financial planner was right, great decision to diversify so young!  

What would be the harm of comparing past performance and THEN making a decision if one will perform better or worse in the future, you know, SPECULATING?

I've just signed up and I'm working on finding the elusive Dutch BP members mentioned by Erik (searching by zipcode doesn't work for me, as the search form supposes 5215 is a US postcode, and as I'm not a Pro member I haven't been able to search outside of my "incorrect" US zip code ;)Has there ever been a meetup for Dutch BP members?

One example would be, when the roof gets old, who makes the decision on whether or not to replace it?