You will need piling and WPI8 certificate.

The owner is not going to do estoppel certificates or anything like that, and on your end you just need to assume the worst.

Pre-foreclose isnt actual foreclosure so you'l likely have a Municipal Lien Certificate where it esponges you of the debts of the home from previous ownership.

Below are the costs I am aware of:- Surveyor: topographic survey, tree survey, verification of true current property dimensions, subdivision plan, existing house building location certificate.- Arborist: tree report (and tree removal, if necessary). - City of Surrey: application fees, development cost charges (DCCs), Engineering fees?

Union City is also particularly sensitive about basement apartments: there was a program ~10+ years ago where many basement apartments were "legalized" to a third unit, but you'd likely not be able to get a certificate of occupancy today if you had to receive a new one because they don't comply with the current fire code (windows not large enough, no sprinkler system, etc.). 

After that the state issues a certificate of compliance and then I get to hire the people to put it back together. 

Take the total ARV, subtract rough estimate of fix up and all recorded liens.Get a copy of the decedent's death certificate which may reveal a next of kin.

First of all, if you haven't already, study and thoroughly understand the difference between a tax lien, tax certificate, and tax deed.

I currently have a certificate of sale, and it could be months until it is motioned in court.

In addition, I'm a notary public in California and I have an ABA approved certificate in paralegal studies as well.