PedroI would suggest speaking to several Independent agents in FL to find out:1.

I would double check I suspect HOA liens get removed as well since they are junior to the tax .. over the years we bought literally hundreds if not more than a thousand parcels in CA at tax sale and never once had a lien survive.. the only bummer was we got one over turned when the county missed the statutory publishing date  ( 21 days) by one day and the owner who lost the property brought a civil suit and the judge reversed it.. the entire sale that year could have been reversed over 250 properties but each and every own would have had to bring a civil suit.. then after one year there is NO ability to reverse the sale. and of course we got our money back.. but spent money on attorney. 

If he were employed by a company, you might be able to get wage garnishment, but that will be harder if he is an independent contractor.3) If you have a judgement, yes, but keep in mind the collection agencies usually keep 50% of collections.

I know that there are companies out there as well as independent contractors and wanted to know where to start or any suggestions. 

As others have commented - DSCR Loans tend to be a great solution for people in your exact scenario - fed up and tired of giant hassle and paperwork for conventional or bank financing - not worth the often pretty small benefit in rate or terms.Check out this article I published last year on BiggerPockets on what to expect documentation wise for DSCR Loans - they have become a nice blend between solid underwriting and doc sets needed, but not too much (and not too little like notorious "no doc" loans)https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/what-documents-do-you-nee...

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You should be able to independently calculate these things yourself using the assessed value and the millages for the various property taxes. 4.

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Please note -- although this is separate from property management, IF your PM handles this for you in addition to traditional property management, is the fee you would pay them for this different than if it were a completely independent construction manager/overseer not already associated with the apartment complex?