If someone owns a property free and clear and they don't pay their property taxes one of the taxing bodies will eventually file for a tax sale and the property will go through the sheriff sale process.My question is: Say the delinquent tax amount including all penalties & fees adds up to $15,000.

Best path there will depend on what you have present.The regulatory body let me do the structural engineering on the house I'm referencing, by the way. 

I don't know south Carolina law but just because some body lives on your property doesn't mean you have to have a lease, or that one is binding. 

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Don't listen to people who say you cant do this or that, anything is 100% possible and I personally know part time agents who make over 100K per year on the side.

This saved me roughly $5K in abatement costs (we wore full body suits and respirators and were conscientious about keeping the dust down when boxing and bagging the material). 

My wife accused me of contributing with my short scalp and body hair, I say BS.

I’m not sure what else to ask at this stage - I know nothing about this market and am trying to find alternatives to her continuing with these home costs.On a side note: I don’t see how any body affords to live in NJ with the taxes that I see being paid.

They got a special loan from a state economic development body that outlines a loan for owner occupied duplexes. 

I would paint the body one color and add shutters to the windows either side of the door and paint them a third accent color such as Dorian Grey or Black Fox.