Hi, Jon & Dawn, Your opinionn is really treasure for me.

One man's (or woman's) trash is another's treasure?

Two months after we bought it our county treasurer called us to tell us that the home didn't belong to the seller...it belong to the county for back taxes. our house had an auction date set and we had dumped a ton of money into it.

Hello, I am a retired woman who moved to Port St Lucie a little over a year ago from South Florida and bought my home. Now I am in a mentored training program and look forward to being a very active investor soon. I'm...

This is where is gets interesting.Open Mtg1 - BAC Countrywide Home LoansOpen Mtg2 (junior) - JPMorgan Chase 5/31/11 - Sheriff's Deed on Mtg1 to BAC Countywide Home Loans6/11/11 - Quit Claim from BAC to Fannie Mae8/11/11 - Redemption Certificate - Redeemed by junior lien holder JPMorgan Chase paid in fullThe redemption certificate states, "The grantee's interest in said sheiff's deed has been conveyed to Fannie Mae."11/30/11 - Redemption Period would have ended hereAs of today, nothing else has been filed at the county.I've called Chase REO, they have no record of the property.I've called Fannie Mae REO, they have no record of the property.I've called the township treasure, 2011 summer tax receipt was paid by BAC.

These guys had small emblems and designs they worked into the doors, moldings, fireplace mantels, countertops, tile work like walk in showers, outdoor stone work and pavings, lamps and light fixtures....you get the idea.For thoses of us who knew, it was like a treasure hunt going through one of these properties and trying to find all the designs left from thier work.

As David Niles mentioned, in many areas you can go to the County Treasurer's website and find the delinquent tax status.

You are the treasure hunter!

Dave Szymanski, deputy treasurer for Wayne County, which includes Detroit, says "we've never seen this much energy at the grassroots level."

BP is the student's "treasure box"A couple months ago, I found a lawyer in my area that does assignment of contracts.