As has been said if you don’t have anyone local to rely on you’re probably gambling.

the lady trying to borrow had this great notion but no experience and the property she was trying to buy I happened to know very well it was in Clear Lake CA no way it could be developed.. but she had a dream and Remington fed into that dream. 

Do you sell/exchange anyway and just pay the tax man/lady?

This has the elements that the Koehler lady was talking about.

I went to the courthouse in Birmingham Alabama to leave it legal documents so as I was there the lady had let me know that as of 2021 they passed a new law that when you buy a tax lien a house you are not allowed to rent it out renovate it or even step foot on the land or in the house

Anyway...to the lady who wanted to find tax liens...there is a ton of free material on youtube that will walk you throught the process.

This was an off market deal that an older lady presented to me.

- How do I convince my parent's I'm not gambling my savings?

I'd like the home for a personal residence so I contacted this lady, apologized for her financial difficulties and told her I may be able to save her credit and take the home off her hands.

I lived in a house where a lady smoked 3 packs a day for 40 years.