Wayne the OP indicates the LP was from the city of Chicago, assuming from code enforcement liens, which would survive the lender's foreclosure? 

He is survived by his son(co-borrower), two daughters (one of which can't be found) and their mother (not legally married, nor an American citizen) It looks like we can't complete the Affidavit of Heriship because one daughter can't be found..

We survived Obama, thank God.

I guarantee that $5,000 is worth a WHOLE lot more to A family than $50,000 is worth to B family because A uses most of its income to survive, while B uses a smaller portion of its income to survive.

Most of life is gray and flexibility, not rigidity, is usually the key to surviving and thriving.

It's those who survive and thrive during the hard times who seem to become truly wealthy. 

We tore up the floor immediately and dried everything, even the flooring survived.

He’s survived multiple crashes (my guess is many BP members haven’t experienced one, myself included).

Until an heir has the legal authority to sell, you can’t buy it.If not, get a copy of her death certificate, I don’t remember how I did it, you’ll have to google it up.....it should show some surviving heir/contact.You might check the county records, Clerk of Court, Official Records search, to see what mtgs/liens may be on the property....it may be upside down and any heir has No incentive to do a short sale on a probate probate property.

Just a moment ago, a topic was posted about whether or not to buy with the "impending recession." And as a newby, it just makes me wonder: if recessions are pretty much counted on in a cycle, are they all as bad as 20...