State of Alabama Tax Deeds

[Caylan Deal]

I'm new to investing in Tax Liens/Deeds, I've spent hours researching properties and specific county rules, but I feel like I hit a lot of dead-ends because I can't understand the legal jargon in some of these documents. From my understanding, Alabama changed the tax sale system in 2020, and most counties now only do Tax Lien auctions. I missed this years tax auction so I was researching other ways to get tax certificates. When I go to the State of Alabama website, under Tax Delinquent Properties, there are "leftover" Tax Deeds in certain counties that were never purchased, which the state is still trying to sell. Has anyone ever invested in these properties directly from the state? Is this a good starting place or should I just wait for the auctions next year? If I buy one of these deeds, am I able to immediately file for a quitclaim deed/ silent title? Do I even need to file for those since the State already owns these properties? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!