DC Tax Lien

[Joshua Smith]

Hi all - I have been looking for distressed properties in DC and came across a property with nearly $200K in delinquent property taxes. It is the perfect opportunity to get a property for a massive discount.

However, looking at the records, it looks like a bank had a tax lien and then assigned it to a private LLC a little less than one year ago. I'm not too familiar with tax liens; however, how could I gain control of the property? Could I offer the owner cash to erase all taxes with the understanding that I would take control of the property? If so, would the lien disappear?

Any help with this would be much appreciated!