Florida tax sale questions

[James C.]

All,

I'm looking at some contiguous Florida tax sale parcels with multiple years of tax sale certificates which are all owned by the county. 

If I wanted to put them together do I need to buy all the back certificates for each parcel or just the latest year?

Also, if I buy just the latest year, what if someone buys the prior years? 

Do I need to buy subsequent years? Say I buy 2016 do I need to buy 2017 and 2018 before I do the quiet title? (I am assuming I need a quiet title suit)

If I buy 2013 in 2017 do I need to wait until 2019 to start the process for obtaining title?

Since the county owns the tax certificate and I buy the 2013 does that mean that the two year timeclock has already been completed so I can start the title process immediately? Or does the timeclock start when I purchase? 

Thank you, 

Jim

[John Underwood]

Sounds like an easier route would be to track down previous owner or rightful heir/s and pay them for their time to sign property over to you. A simple Quit Claim Deed will work. This is if their are no other lions or mortgages on the property that you aren't comfortable assuming. Then pay off all the back taxes. That will also give you a clean deed instead of a Tax deed. I would track down the owner then if they are agreeable to signing the property over or selling it cheap, then have an attorney do a title search to make sure there are now major issue with the title search.

Just my 2 cents.