Leadpropeller has a free trial & gives all info about properties down to fire dues lien.Landmark is where you search for documents, deeds, mortgages, judgements, etc. 

Use your best judgement to determine which ones you have to slow play and which ones you have to hammer until you get the contract signed.

If the property has more equity than debt he has little risk of a deficiency judgement.

If you go to small claims court and get a judgement in your favor you will likely never collect it.

If a property owner has a judgement against him (not a property lien), does he have to pay the lienholder before closing?

The flooding has occurred as a result of two heavy rain storms. 

The property was foreclosed on and the bank received the judgement awarding possession previously.

He’s been earning on it for 10 years and maybe he thinks he still can, but there was already a serious water damage issue due to the property sitting 10 feet below street level and water building up every time it rains.

This is your judgement call.

That apparently fixed the issue as I hadn't heard anything from them for almost 2 months until tonight.We have had close to 10 inches of rain in the last week.