They can't attach your property that's legally sold without some kind of court action, and selling property in anticipation of an adverse judgement is not the same thing as attempting to circumvent bankruptcy or similar laws.

If you are risk adverse real estate, (especially out of state) is not for you.

If you are risk adverse real estate, (especially out of state) is not for you.

If you are risk adverse real estate, (especially out of state) is not for you.

In this market I'd take a guaranteed 4.5% return (not to mention lowering debt and being better able to weather an economic downturn/adverse event) and run.

On this journey you’ll meet a lot of adversity and if you don’t get your mindset where it needs to be all of the negativity may get to you.

This will be required to maintain the value of the property, keep the cash flow coming and eventually be able to sell the property.If the work doesn't need to be done right now, and there are no adverse effects of waiting a couple years to do, then hold off if it's not going to impact your gross rents.

If you are not familiar with Alabama tax sale redemption rights, please read my blog post here:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/70/topics/181968-alabama-tax-sale-redemption-rightsThe twenty years mentioned by your real estate agent is for adverse possession when you don't have color of title, and it is not a boundary line dispute. 

Also, sometimes I post thinking it just might get read and be helpful to more than one person, even if I write as if I am speaking to only one.There was a time in this world when everyone thought blood-letting was a sound idea too.People are jailed in this country every day on drug charges, even though not a single drug user was seeking anything other than life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.What we say to each other matters, and disinformation often has adverse consequences.

Acquisition by adverse possession is more urban legend than reality, and of the real aspect of it, it requires materially more effort than "filing a claim".