On the flip side, the terms offered are hard to beat and you can lock a rate for 30 years and eliminate the risk of future rate increases. 

.+ Home market value over $500,000+ Owners with high Equity+ Single Family homes+ One property per owner+ Eliminate business ownedTwo segments:Absentee Owners      Owner lives anywhere in US, 10+ Year ownershipSenior Homeowners     Age 60-85, 20+ year ownership CountyAbsentee   SeniorsBroward847   1631Collier2185   1749Lee1593   1256Miami-Dade1287   428Monroe1480   1060Palm Beach1712   4296Total9,104  10,420

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Understand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

Looks like institutions or individuals are moving away from lien investing as overall interest rates are going up on other investments - but the overall winning tax lien rates this year went down to 4.52%.I eliminated the "Struck to County" liens which are the liens nobody bid on and are now held by the county.

That eliminates his timing angst. 

This hocus pocus theory is pushed by refinance companies or gurus that promise to eliminate your loan in seven years.

Doing so will likely eliminate all extra cash for several years, keeping me from investing.

Go for the $$ and not the property to eliminate any guilt you would feel over the previous owner having to be evicted out of her home.This was clearly the bank's fault for the misstep in procedure, so better to go after THEM for payment, not the owner. 

It eliminates 90% of that paper.

Having a strong background in it before you begin eliminates many of the fears born of lack of education and helps prevent errors which cause losses.I know - that's not a popular point of view here on BP.