All Forum Posts by: Chris War

I own a rental property that has been a massive headache since day 1. Anyway, my current tenant is a single woman who owes me a month and a half back rent at this point. She's always giving excuses and lying about payment. I've done the eviction process in PA before. This one is a little different though because I was lenient with her due to her situation and she took advantage of that. She says she's moving out at the end of this month and I'm sure I won't see a penny. I'm going to post the eviction notice on the house this Monday just for legal purposes in case she doesn't leave when she says she will. 

I'm curious if there's anything legal I can do in the meantime to shake her up a bit and try to get paid what I'm owed? PA is ridiculous when it comes to the landlord/tenant situation. Landlords have to jump through hoops to get irresponsible deadbeats to pay their bills. I wish it were as easy as changing locks. 

Any advice? Thanks.

David,

    Thank you again for the input. I'm going to study the link you provided. I'm hoping we can pull this off tomorrow!

@David Krulac

David,

   Thank you for the response. I apologize if I'm out of line asking this but I learn better when things are itemized. 

If we are able to purchase this property tomorrow what exactly are the steps we need to do after we pay the final cost and associated fees?  I appreciate your help on this. Thank you.

Thanks for the responses thus far.. 

What I'm being told is to get the actual deed we'll need to post notices in the local newspapers. Is this for proof for the court to issue us a title? It seems odd to have to do that since the house is vacant.

Hello all! First post here and hoping to get some insight. This is a very informative forum to say the least. 

Here's my issue - 

My son and I have decided to get into the tax sale game after discovering a certain house we always liked is going up for an upset sale. To date we have already inspected the outside (and what we can see of the inside) as well had a title search done. This property is free and clear of any mortgages or liens other than the taxes. We'll be paying in all cash up to 35k - the tax lien is much lower than that as the starting bid. 

The auction is coming up next week and I still have a few questions which I'll itemize. 

1. Once the property is purchased where do we typically get title insurance to protect our investment before it's sold?

2. The county we're buying in has no redemption period. From what I understand once we bid and purchase the property is "ours". Being I live very close to this property I can verify it hasn't been occupied for at least 3 years which is considered vacant or abandoned if I read correctly. Can we go in once we win and pay at the auction?

3. What are the steps to get the actual deed? From research we have to get a quiet title done. Is it best doing this through a lawyer or is it something that can be done ourselves? How long does the process usually take?

Thank you in advance for your help!