the issue with funds for trustee sales and why its dominated by a relative handful of investors ... is you need cash to bid.. transactional lender will not do these as they are not going to let you walk out of their office with a check for 500k.. transactional lenders only put money into Escrow accounts.you need a true money partner if you want to partake in the court house steps game.

@Josh CaldwellThe big thing that I've learned in 30 years of "**** happens" and "the road to hell is paved with good intentions"If you buy it subject to, give a note to the seller, fix it with private money,  and make a profit fast in 90 days and you're out of it well do that four times a yearAnd always always always remember that someone with a superior knowledge like a real estate investor talking to an owner always lose in court always always alwaysThink what judges think: people with inferior knowledge always get screwed,I would much rather get on title with sub to get private lender money, fix it up, resell it, get a profitNow sandwiches on A B areas with no equity or a little equity I think is a terrific ideaGo after expireds,  deal with the seller that does not have a lot of money in the house, explain to them that it cost 10% to sell, so that sucks to pay to get rid of a houseBeing a landlord sucks  and trusting a property manager suck and show them why then show them "option one option two""Option one Mr. seller is I'll  take over your payments for you, and in  2 to 3 years all pay off your existing financing.

And good luck going through brooklyn housing court from Florida. 

Both names for them, ot the court to figger out.  

In Indiana we have www.doxpop.com and mycase.in.gov which are both free sites to find court cases, does anyone know if Ohio has something similar? 

I do not have access to recorded or court docs for your county.  

You need back up in case things go south and have to go to court or evict.

I don't know how the courts would treat this. 

Next day I got a court date about 5 days out.  

If you don't have any communication and I don't know the laws in MN, but if you lived in GA, I would suggest your friend "evicting" her in court and get a judgment.