If you file for ejectment and are able to get a default judgment, and then make improvements, they might later be able to assert the tax sale was void and not pay you anything for the improvements.

@Peace Lily  I second Chris Mason's assertion about the baking...

I'm getting too good at this.The day before yesterday I was attacked for making the assertion that the many of the roots of modern liberalism (in both parties - liberalism is not just about Democrats) can be found in early 20th century eugenics.

you got it about right.remember in the mid west its always been renter dominated ... and its always been slow to no growth in values.. very very long time for values to increase.. these homes are being sold for less than replacement costs. one of my First posts on BP that got about 150 hits.. was my assertion that 2% rule KILLS valuesyou should have been in on that one..

I would caution you in your use of it because by now, it's a tired, overused assertion.

I don't have the data, so I won't make the assertion.

Contrary to what you assert, credit scores don't measure debt to income ratio because Equifax and co usually don't know your income.The ratio they do measure is credit card debt to total credit limit and that has a huge impact on your score once you go over the approved threshold  even though it may have zero correlation to your financial standing, see my initial post on this thread about what happens to your credit score when you take advantage of interest free credit promotions.The core objection is that you are misinterpreting the true meaning of a credit score. 

The new owner of the property must uphold the lease or issue Notice of Termination of Tenancy depending on several factors.CCP 1161b defines the parameters that must be met in order to assert your right to continued tenancy through the duration of the fixed term lease.  

https://www.gofundme.com/OHLandlordActivismFundThis is the link to the Go Fund Me campaign for current and political activism...really just an ongoing war chest for future needs across Ohio.The Ohio REIA keeps a similar fund and we have chapters across the state uniting to be more active and assertive legislatively. 

In my humble (non-legal) opinion Jeffrey is absolutely correct in his assertions throughout this thread.