If you are able to obtain one, then there would be no need to wait for the redemption period to end, as long as there isn't any other lien holders.

What is your opinion are these large swaths of boarded up homes we see in the mid west upper rust belt ruining these cities or are they an investors dream opportunity to get into the RE game for ridiculously low price points Vis a Vi the historical norm..Say a 1k house in Detroit that sold 10 years ago for over 100k..

Karen Rittenhouse, Real Estate Investor & Coach,http://www.KarensPerspective.comHere is the NC lawhttp://bundlr.com/b/lease-options-nc``````````````````````````````````````````````Now there is an alternative.Buy sub2 and exit w lease with a ROFR (not a lease w option)March the tenant to a local bank and get a 3% down payment saved up.See a lawyer about the rofr drafting.Sample rofr (NOT LEGAL ADVICE)``````````````````````````````````````````````In the event OWNER intends to offer the Property for sale, OWNER must first offer the Property for sale to HOLDER at a price equivalent to prevailing fair market value.

If it were a premium style auction anything paid by the lien cert holder above the taxes the county will return to the lien holder.

I like QuestIRA.com as they were able to accept the blank assignment from the fund my Roth bought a note with, unlike other funds that want the note holder to assign it to you before they send the money. 

Put yourself down as a lien holder but don't finance any transaction, if the rents aren't paid the revisionary agreement allows you to buy back the interest and retitle it.

The number one and two holders of timber in the US  are  the Harvard endowment fund and John Hancock.. there is a reason for that.. follow in your dads footsteps the timber business was very very good to me and its a great business.

@David Begley   if the CF wants hard money rates they will have a hard time with these underwriting critera vis a vi rates and terms... these would be akin to A paper or bank deals and as such 1 point and 6% is what I would expect to pay or less.In Oregon if we can get 90% of cost for new construction  including land and improvements. 1 point 5 to 6%  and of course a PG

The San Mateo, CA area has always had a lot of growth with companies like Visa (I hear they are planning to go public), Fisher Investments, Templeton Investments and Gilead Sciences (a biotech company that has licensed some AIDS medicines) situated in this area.

IE you are not the buyer, seller, etc.As an investor you are the buyer, seller, contract holder, or you simply work as a consultant for a flat fee to one of the forementioned roles in a RE Deal.Sounds worse than it is really.