My outstanding principal is 432,000.  

Damn, I really thought I was on to something.

Hello BP nation, looking at county assessor's office and properties that are scheduled to be foreclosed.There is one in particular where the outstanding balance states roughly $35K. 

s example of a house worth $100K with a $60K outstanding balance, the total owed is probably closer to $75K with all the fees and foreclosure costs. 

You never know until you ask, and so far everyone here on this site has been outstanding with answering questions and directing me to the info i was searching for...

ALWAYS close through a title company so any outstanding liens, judgements etc are paid at closing. 

(which he did not)  She is having a good look around so I ask if she is hard of hearing and tell her she left the place in a disgusting state after she was trusted to rent with animals and that I really didn't want her in there.15 mins later, I follow her out back, behind the property and she is now on the god damn roof (stable block with is unsupported and poss rotten) as she needs to get her wind chimes she left.I ask her to get down as that would be my liability and (also ask if she is a grown woman or a child so lost my cool a little) agree to climb out the window to get the darn wind chimes.

Damn.

Which what I think you are saying is damn near worthless. 

Buying the tax certificate gives you No advantage in eventually owning the property.....it would later have to go to a Public tax deed auction, after you paid off All of the other outstanding certificates, probably 10 times your initial verticals purchase amount, then you’re still bidding against everyone else, less the credit for what you already have out of pocket.