I'm assuming if you can show evidence of a home being vacant, MLS pictures for instance, you could take possession at the confirmation hearing, correct?

I had one instance where this worked in Southwest Florida.

For instance, in the house I just bought and am remodeling now, I replaced the plumbing fixtures (i.e. water lines, valves, etc); the sink & tub faucets; the water heater, etc.

For instance, a new roof would not be 50% of the rent going forward, it would be 50% of the rent from the day the house was built.

In many instances those people have wasted their lives (up to this point), while others with much, much less have succeeded.

For instance, say I targeted absentee owners.

You could also assign the note to your buyer with the consent of the seller.Another way is to simply use a purchase agreement that can be assigned and an earnest money note for a quicker closing, you'll have several days of due diligence to work with and you really should not mislead the seller in any of these instances.

Buyer was well past the financing contingency and all other contingencies were met.In both instances buyer's broker is not responding to my agents broker.

For instance, if I am cash flowing $1,000 on a property bought with cash compared to cash flowing $400 on a property with a mortgage. 

For instance, say i start with real estate and establish myself with a good monthly income through rentals; i can not only use that money to expand my real estate portfolio but to build other businesses in other fields that require more money to start off.