Keep in mind that the name of the owner of Laura’s house was the name of another two characters in the original series, one of which was also a Lodge spirit seen in the convenience store in FWWM, and the previous owner was also the name of a character — which may imply more than just the inability to solve the problem…

Also “Leland” in the Lodge tells Cooper to find Laura. So he’s being told what to do, not going off on his own to save her.