They cover too large an area and will lead to you either getting take advantage of or making a costly mistake:(Investing in the City of Deroit should actually be done block-by-block.

I am just looking for a kind of realistic overlook of the field and see if making the move would be worth it as I have been quite interested just the step back to take a step forward has been the hesitation.

Guardian is what the seller was using but now they don't take new accounts for duplexes. 

Again, I would take him to small claims because I document everything and know it would be worth my time.

What are the necessary steps, and how long does it typically take?

People would want to continue to educate but not take action.

Your best bet may to be to look for a HELOC or Closed End Second Lien on that property to take out some equity

After analyzing the deal further, estimating holding costs, realtor fees, monthly costs on hard money, estimating the worst case scenario of it taking three months to sell (average time here is 43 days), rehab costs, insurance, etc., I am pretty sure we need to pull out. 

Could anyone please tell me what this is and how I could take it further to find the owners ?

That could take some time, likely many years.