It seems to be a treasure trove of information, so I'm excited to learn from everyone here!

The sheriff, auditor, and treasurer can not tell who is paying but confirm that the deceased still owns the property.

Back taxes are piling up, auditors office had a note that Owner was deceased and property was in bank foreclosure so they have not taken action, treasurers office said there is no mortgage and they have not received anything from the auditors office. 

@Iris MoreHi Iris, I am unaware of an investor friendly agents in Ocala… However, my wife Laura and I are licensed agents who specialize in investment properties along the treasure coast.

I pulled the tax records from the County Treasurer and find that the bank has been paying the taxes since the house was purchased in '99.  

I have 20 years experience with new construction in the Treasure Valley. 

Sometimes you don't want to tie up a large portion of your treasure in one property. 

Look at all the tax deeds (treasurer's deeds) issued in a 5 year period, figure out the parcel ID# and look at the aerial pic in the County Assessor's GIS. 

First, there's a treasure trove of ideas in here. 

In Washington, In the event that no claim for the excess is received by the county treasurer within three years after the date of the sale, the treasurer must at expiration of the three year period deposit the excess in the current expense fund of the county, which extinguishes all claims by any owner to the excess funds.