After the 3 year redemption period you need to do noticing, file law suit, get a judgement but instead of taking ownership of the property like you do now, the new system will cause it to go to a tax deed sale to the highest bidder.

I would have to file suit which requires in person service.

they are perfectly suited for central wa and or  were small farming towns have plenty of land appreciate the few jobs they bring and columbia river power grid.

However, it might be better suited for a blog rather than the forums.

Or expand the search north to Coos Bay/Florence.Several 2023 luxury coastal sales from $575k -$1.5M from Florence to Lincoln City for anyone seeking references. 

Then I sent emails directly to Clayton Morris inquiring about a finish date and he responded by voice-male that permits were almost completed and that it should be 4 to 6 weeks and it would be "smooth sailing" as he characterized it.The house was never built, I've paid back-property taxes and fines of over Approx $1200...ongoing yard maintenance costs of anywhere from $40+ up to as much a $225 monthly for a vacant lot just to keep the city off my back with fines...etc..Bottom line is.....After having a nearly perfect credit score and credit record of 25+ years, I will be in Bankruptcy court in May, 2019 because I cannot afford the payback of the credit card funding because there is no house built (cash flow) and there is not a single attorney that I contacted who doesn't want $60,000 (up-Front) because they all say they can't do it on contingency because Clayton has so may law-suits against him already that they feel there will be little (if any) money left after all the litigants already in line have been paid.

If Oregon is of interest there is a significantly lower entry price per door with somewhat comparable CA returns, certainly a luxury STR would perform and be manageable with a local team. 

Now the minimum standards your basement has to hit for it to be able to count as assessed sqft not estimated is a height of 7 ft, a point of egress (bilco doors) and a window usually in the rear, It's one of those things where if your going to go through the process of digging out a basement you might as well go for it and dig it deeper then 7 and closer to 8 ft so you actually stand out compared to the competition.Now the other side of this coin which I would suggest is if you're willing to spend 40-50k on a basement dig, consider adding a 3rd story addition if your a 2 story (think master suite, walk in closet, master bath) or an addition off the back and add a roof deck if your a 3 story (either master suite or just additional bedroom).

My name is Katelyn and I'm a real estate agent working in Knoxville, Tennessee.While I focus on residential sales and luxury properties, I'm also passionate about the investor side of real estate.

Unfortunately the numbers are tight because there is more competition of small units and even somewhat competing with hotels with a 2/2 as some hotels have suites.