Austin Texas Tax Sale Right of Redemption

[Jason Carter]

I am looking at a property on a tax sale list in an up and coming neighbor hood. I tried to search for liens or loans on the property and couldn't find any other than the tax arrears owed. (about 11k)

1st question: what is the best way to find out about liens and loans on the property. (don't have property radar in Texas yet)

(went to the tax assessors site and found 2 liens. one for cleaning property and one for the taxes owed) what else should I look for?

2nd question: what to do if I purchase and want to do a tear down and spec build? There is a 6 month redemption period on the tax sales in Texas. Can I start planning and demo before the 6 months is up. What if I tear the house down within the 6mo redemption period and they decide they want to pay arrears.

Thank You,

Jason Carter