Any advice on what I should do to retrieve January’s rent? 

Retrieve important documents: Request copies of all records and documents, including security deposits.

He only gave me an estimate (doesn't show work completed) for $5,000, even though the repairs were stated to cost $15,000, he said he lost other documents, when I ask him to retrieve them or allow me to retrieve them from repair company he won't.

I also did not know the 3 different processes which are in place to inform the public via the public record of foreclosures/defaults.I thought everything was done via a court and that the process to access the data i wanted was as easy to find/retrieve in other states as it is in FL.

What is the best way to retrieve the owner information?  

 I am 1 of the over 20 people owed over $2 Million Dollars.  Are you another one ? Let's work together to put this creep out of business.  The investors duped by Norada are getting traction...we can too!  I won my def...

A person who has sent bitcoins cannot try to retrieve them without the recipient’s consent.

HOWEVER, (a) many people would rather preserve their checking account "cushion" instead of having it applied to the mortgage where it cannot be "retrieved" if needed later.

I will take action immediately to retrieve my $38,250.

Going to court to retrieve 5k would be really expensive...