Have you ever had a deal nearly fall apart because of an unexpected complication?

I'd say its not as simple as driving around but not as complicated as needing a professional to tell you.

Complicated post and I realize this might be more geared to a CPA, but figured I would try here and see if anyone else has come across a similar situation.

When it comes to getting approved for a loan, the process can be a bit more complicated for foreign citizens.

That just adds a level of complexity to everything.I think there is so much opportunity in the US, that why would you try to complicate everything x10, but investing in someplace like Spain. 

The rules are pretty complicated and the only people who really know all the terms and rules thoroughly are the Rent Levelling Board.Caveating that I’m not an attorney so go seek your own advice but I clarified a few things at a recent rent levelling hearing (which are open to the public and you can find the schedules with a simple Google).

It would really help me out as I don't want to make this complicated.

So I am less concerned with that one at least for the time.I enjoy researching many things and solving complicated problems, but figuring this out has not been one of them.

It actually doesn't have to be overly complicated.

And the fact that your post had at least three votes for it when I posted this shows that there are lots of other people who would probably be losing in PA under those same assumptions that just happen to be FALSE in Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania has some rather complicated rules when it comes to tax sales; the particular type of sale that the OP purchased at is one that does not divest any liens; it simply changes the party that is the owner, with the new owner taking title subject to all liens and encumbrances of record.With tax sales, the buyer must be aware of all the local rules under which the tax sale is being conducted, because the rules vary all over the place.Now, what the OP seems to have failed to do in his research was to cross index the recordings at the county recorder; the "missed" mortgage would have showed up on a search by parcel number if that sort of cross check was done (and assuming all indexed documents at the recorder are properly indexed of course - I have seen mistakes made attaching a document to the wrong parcel).