In this case, it appears that the bank was fine with the sub2 sale and everything was moving along smoothly until the seller filed BK. 

A few leads that owe nothing on the house do want to get out but the leads that have a higher mortgage amount appear to be more motivated to do a deal.

It appears to me that all foreclosure houses are given this type of title.

A wholesaler needs a binding contract with a seller so you can't go around them... and of course if you do go around them they are not going to bring you anymore deals.. so its common sense and logic in that regard.. however if the wholesaler appears to be a novice and and can only close if you close then you can set them up if you wish.go into contract with the wholesaler you will then get to find out who the owner is when you get the title work.. wait until the close date do not close wholesaler probably is out of contract ... contact seller either prior or just after and go direct...wholesalers if they are going to protect their position need to have the funds to close so buyers don't go around them if they don't they will get burned over time.I know when I flipped some subdivisions in my day. and these were larger type transactions 500k plus.. we had our cash ready.. as the builder who was buying them would go around us in a heart beat.  

I'm leaning toward having an appraiser actually go into each home, but still...these don't appear to be long-term investments. 

Linoloeum has been around far longer than vinyl and when vinyl appeared on the scene in the 50s/60s, folks continued to refer to the roll/sheet flooring as linoleum.Linoleum is frequently used in commercial settings such as hospitals, care homes, daycares, schools as it wears well (colour is all the way through) and is naturally antibacterial - we recently bought a house built in the 1930s which still had the original linoleum underneath vinyl loose-lay fibre floor in one of the kitchens ... the linoleum was in better shape than the vinyl.These days linoleum is a little more expensive than vinyl, but comes in lots of fun, funky colours and patterns {Google Forbo Marmoleum to get an idea}.  

Wealthy landlords could find ways to tie up assessments with costly legal knots to delay and fight the taxes levied.Though it appears that economists, politicians, and philosophers throughout history strongly have favored land-based taxation, the landowner lobby in the United States is strong.

There are people here that you can tell be careful not to lose money.But @Adrian Easterling doesn't appear to need your "help"

Pending inspection there appears to be little to no immediate deferred maintenance. 

The violence we've seen today is not suddenly appearing out of nowhere.