-County appraisal data - Absentee owned, Probate-County District clerk (Criminal/civil data) - Divorce, Tax delinquency, Foreclosure, Felony convictions-Justice of peace courts (Lookup your Precinct) - Debt claims, Evictions, Small claims, etc..- Public real Estate Agent records - Many real estate agents are actually buyers (you can pull up their company info and match it with appraisal district data and identify cash buyers to build your cash list).

If it has to pay out, that means litigation was brought and you lost.

Are you looking for a mortgage litigation attorney to see if you have a case to litigate and hopefully settle on a loan modification?

Military members can use the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to get out of a lease,If they have military orders.

Your first project I would have a civil engineer do the plans.  

If you decide to go with full litigation, make sure you have all your records straighten out.

I just decided to move back to civilization.

I litigate over leases found online all the time, and these cases are expensive.

Yes, I did consult an attorney and was referred to the appropriate statute in the calfiornia civil code civil code. cc1945 I was advised that since I gave advance notice of lease renewal (60 days) and since she had agreed to sign but did not, and that I had not accepted any rent, that the terms of the tenancy had expired.

Civility is always a good plan.