I've been warning people for a very long time not to bid at the sales unless: 1. you know the rules2. do your due diligence3. physically see the propertyAt one sale a person from another country didn't know the difference from "free and clear" and "clouded title". 

Or, it just leaves the title clouded (and I have to 'quiet' it before doing whatever I'm going to do with it)?

Lastly, have you pulled title to see if all these properties are on the title report, and clouds, if any. 

The only interaction I have is trying to find them and get them to sign a Quit Claim deed after I have the County issued tax deed in efforts to remove any clouds against my title to property.

Need lawyers to help with the matter from day one since I'm pretty sure she will drag us up to jury etc to waste time and will involve an ambulance-chaser-type tenant defense lawyer.

Nowadays it is all done online- the contract is in the cloud, you get an e-mail when you need to sign something, you sign online (electronic signature) and everything is transferred electronically and instantly.

We haven't had to chase rent.    

After reading a couple of articles about “Storm Chasers” working in Arizona cities, we thought it made sense to mention that point again.

It sounds like there are clouds on the title but you'll find out when your title search comes back.  

You can ask for example, "If I purchase this property and want to resell with title insurance what items do you see that might cloud the title?"