The good news here is this:  there are good provisions in lending for sales and transfers within a family that create a beneficial situation for all.If the loan balance is small enough then you may be able to purchase it from your grandmother using the equity she wants to give you as part of or all of the down payment. 

Here's how one property owner was able to solve it while avoiding the eviction process:https://www.kiro7.com/news/nei...If it were me, I would do the following immediately:1. 

You also need to know any actions against tenants, any eviction notices in the past, any pending dollars to be withheld from deposits, really, any issues at all.

@Stephen Pettitt welcome and way to take charge and make the decision to begin taking action.

The good news is, you're young, so you should have a lot of time, energy and drive.

Thats is a great piece of advice and immediately actionable.

@Jared Hettler as said; without a quiet title action it is hard if not impossible to get title insurance***.

I would need to get a hard money loan, a private loan, or POF to even contemplate attending the auction, I'm not sure whether I must submit the minimum bid if there is no competitive bidders, or whether - should I acquire the property if I would still need to file an action to quiet title in order to sell the property (even if the title report came back clean).

Whether you're creating a post, or a reel, it's good to start your post (or video), with something that will pique a follower's curiosity and pull them into the main focus of your post, and finally end with a call to action (usually something to encourage them to comment something below). 

@Matthew Mazur Thank you for your response, your suggested course of action makes sense.