It is a short-sale that I started a LONG TIME AGO  it had two mortgage holders but it's finally worked out and signed off on.  

I informed her that I would like to work with the lien holder for that cause, and get everyone together, but she's not budging on setting up an appointment with the lender and having everyone at the table.

You could purchase the note and go through a lengthy and expensive foreclosure but as the note holder you still have to put the property up for auction so you aren't guarantee to get it.

The first mortgage holder sold the property in a foreclosure sale without any notice to me.

I learned that it's on a short sale and that the sellers and the lie holder do not get along.

For all intensts and purposes she is the junior lien holder.

Banks didn't want to touch the low loan amounts, but borrowers needed the money and note holders loved the loan price point.

I borrow from private lenders and IRA holders.  

The holder of a 2nd can still foreclose even if the borrower has gone thru BK successfully, since the debt is on the property. 

2) How do I know I am indeed registered as a lien holder ( I understand I need to get hold of the trust deed from the County Recorders' office.