@Valerie King,I did the same thing, I house hack in Dearborn so I did not think much of it then boom my car insurance is double!

Typically by the time you earn enough to afford to live in the Bay Area, boom you're over the income cap of the FTHB program.

From real estate market, to boom town, to fastest growing markets.

Boom, 25 offers guaranteed, assuming it's not priced insanely. 

I do hope one day to purchase a few homes in the Wentzville and O Fallon area as those cities are indeed booming.

Brantford is booming as a university city.

However; Micro level, we notice the booms and bust heavily because we live literally in it... and it hurts us, personally. 

I actually called on a sign and they had a deal that an existing buyer bought and I made 10k...Absolutely no money, just action...phone call...Boom!

Once the boom is over and new construction slows and costs go down, then I fully plan on building more affordable housing.

I don't believe you have to worry about a tax lien, but that is my guess.If it were me, I would call the tax collectors office and just ask them the consequences for paying your taxes a couple months late.