They show up with a local attorney in our state claiming the same thing they did before and sent a legal letter to our company claiming they have ownership and then filed an affidavit with our local country to state they have claim to the properties and block anyone else while at the same time claiming they still want to close BUT now they want an additional inspection.  

You can usually google search people or check court records.Or you can hire a PI too.That said I would be careful with working with under 2M net worth CONtractors and why I like syndications where the people you are working with have skin in the game.

"In 2020, Missoula, MT had the highest rate of net migration in the country, with more than seven times the inbound vs outbound moves."

What area of the country would you consider and for what reason ? 

More than the security deposit, and far more than would be recovered by small claims court.

After divorce I moved across the country to start over.

To give you some context: Currently there's a lot of political instability in Peru and I know some people who want to invest their money outside the country (including me!). 

Pro Tip — If you’re going to be out of the country for an extended period of time, switch to T-Mobile to avoid paying $10/day.

The listing agent already mentioned to me they're in the process of taking the tenant to court to get him out so they can sell, that's part of what makes me think they may be more motivated by a low-ball offer.

Literally within those 3 different systems are a ton of the best schools in the entire country.