And like I said this is very common in tax sales.. but keep in mind tax sales while you might not get title insurance or the title insurer that will do these is a niche and its super weak insurance.. it does wipe out most of the junior liens.. so its a safer play.. the only ones that can snag it are long gone relatives who can make a claim. ( which this basically never happens)

Guess now I play the waiting game!

This question is asked so often I feel like Bill Murray learning to play the piano. 

That's how you play the real estate game, folks!

So this one I’m specifically trying to weigh the long play with the short play. The

The seller claimed to be completely broke and said he would take his chance at trial because felt like his case was better in front of a jury and he was going to play the “my broker ate my homework” card and I couldn’t prove that he didn’t tell them to update it.

They can down play the negatives and sometimes make them a selling feature.

(Having a GC complete everything and plaything them only after work is done, having a friend or family member teach you about reno's, pay a little more for a house that doesn't need much work, etc.)Best of luck!

When does the 1-2% rule come into play?   The

The last thing you need is to play the games you seem interested in and have a borrower contest your loan.