Can I Still Foreclose After Being Sold With an Unpaid Lein???

[Alex T.]

I invested with my traditional IRA account as two different promissory notes for the same borrower on two different flips. One promissory note for one property and one for the other. Unfortunately about 1.5-2 years ago they have not been paid (way past the maturity date) and the borrower says "they will pay" and nothing has happened so far. The plan is to foreclose and regain them as assets into my IRA then up to me to do what I want with both properties (in a picture perfect world)

Title company sold the property too while the liens were not paid. How does that even work??? Aren't liens intact so the borrowers can't sell a house until the liens have been paid off?

Long story, short can I foreclose on both properties after 1.5-2 years after they were sold with a pre-existing unpaid lien (with a recorded deed of trust) when there's already new owners living in them???

Your help is GREATLY APPRECIATED!