Odds of banks and lenders come out and say "No mortgage payments until May 1st" or something to that effect? 

Unless whoever you invested with made some sort of materially false or misleading statements, engaged in gross mismanagement or some sort of fraud, could be tough and probably wouldn't make much of a difference in a bankruptcy filing.Returns are generally not guaranteed and many firms did go bankrupt due to the wide reaching effects of COVID.

Unless it was a very minor fire, confined primarily to a stove top area or similar, I would advise the tenant it is not habitable and they will need to relocate within a specific time frame per local law, and that rent effectively stopped the day of the fire.

So when we're moving into this new area, I'd like to eventually break into new builds, and in order to do that effectively from the start, I'm planning to sub out quite a bit of the work.So, my question is: How can you tell you've found a quality sub?

I wouldn't try it first.My bet it that it can probably be resolved by addressing rainwater and more effectively getting it away from the house.

This probably happened generations ago when numerous lots were owned by a family, but eventually, smaller plots were passed to heirs. 

My main question is  the marketing aspect of it, what is the most effective way of getting motivated sellers?  

Terry,You say Bandit Signs and Craigslist was your most effective way to advertise?

Any superior liens (which are liens that have been filed with the county clerk at a date before the lien being foreclosed on was filed are not extinguished, in other words they are still in effect.  

K has already provided ample evidence of lack of competence, AND she is not effectively communicating with you.