You're going to need at least $10.00.The last two properties I purchased were with $0 in earnest money, and one of them required no marketing cost whatsoever...So technically you don't even need the $10... :-)

Its been a little like pulling teeth to get a foot in the door or work with anyone.

We cut our teeth on land lording with just one tenant and learned a lot!

I am not concerned with him whatsoever...Ive seen him drop more on a weekend than this investment will cost.

I know this was over three years ago but, I have some additional information that I gathered in my research to find someone to buy talk to about buying the property.Based on this article the real US Bank is not associated with this company whatsoever.

Well they got burned on a couple properties and had to pay out claims, so they changed their policy and now don't issue any title insurance on tax sales.Title insurance is the only insurance that insures PAST events, so it is highly profitable, and they like to have no claims whatsoever.

If so that just seems a little strange that you would pay for a release.BE IT KNOWN, that _______________, (hereinafter referred to as "Releasor"), for and in consideration of the sum of ________________ ($_________) Dollars, and other valuable consideration received from or on behalf of ________________, (hereinafter referred to as "Releasee"), the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, does hereby remise, release, acquit, satisfy, and forever discharge the said Releasee, of and from all manner of actions, causes of action, suits, debts, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, claims and demands whatsoever, which said Releasor ever had, now has, or which any personal representative, successor, heir or assign of said Releasor, hereafter can, shall or may have, against said Releasee, by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of time to the date of this instrument.

As I posted above, there are actually 24 incorporated municipalities in Pinellas County, and each City/Town has its own rules and its own red tape (or no regulation whatsoever in some cases). 

I had it appraised and the appraiser really kicked me in the teeth on it. 

Once I have more teeth in the game, willing to break my other investments and put them in RE5.