Lis penden

[Lynn Por]

Hi , I try to check the public record and notice some properties have lis pendens . On the other hand , most of the outstanding mortgage are way beyond the price the bidder will pay . If the house is sold , can I say the secondary liens will be wiped off since the money will go to pay the first mortgage and any other outstanding tax ? If that is the case, Should I feel more safe to bid the bank owned properties ?

I know we should pay for the title search . But it does not make sense to pay 250 for every title search before bidding for the houses we can't guarantee to get  in the bidding war..