Trying to buy a foreclosure that has liens (car dealership also)

[Uchenna A.]

Hello Biggerpockets Family,

I am trying to buy a house in an auction and I see the house has a ton of lien (including a 40K lien from a car dealership). My question here is - if I win this property and get a "Special Warranty Deed", will I be required to pay the dealership and the rest of the liens?

Thank you!

[Tom Gimer]

This is a mess.

There is a $73,000 DoT in first dated 8/11/05 but not recorded until 1/27/06.

There is a $100,000 DoT in second dated 1/20/06 but not recorded until 2/16/06. 

The trust being foreclosed is a $288,000 in third dated 2/3/06 and recorded 4/28/06.

The title report has been provided for information purposes only.

Have a close look at all of those dates and tell me if you want to touch this thing. I could guess as to which liens are truly open vs just unreleased... but that's not how to properly play this game.*

If there was a title commitment to review, totally different story.

*I didn't even get to all the HOA liens.