Once that's outta the way, they'll give you a completion certificate that is essentially your golden ticket to take the state & national exam.

I bought 4 tax certificates on one property in Connecticut.

Proof of funds, contractors ready to go after close, tenant paperwork, certifications, inspections, licenses, and marketing ready if the property is vacant.

With the cost of the certification to be able to do the work yourself and all the extra steps necessary, I went ahead and made the contract specific on a lead paint inspection, and it came back lead free and able to qualify for the lead-free certificate.

(Other states may be similar)Clear and Prominent Identification of the Employing Broker: A licensee must ensurethat all advertising identifies, in a clear and prominent manner, the employing broker’s legalname or the dba name contained on the employing broker’s license certificate.

@Eamon Sullivan - First, I would ensure that what the seller has is the deed and not a tax lien certificate.   

the fees you will be looking at are the filing fees ($54), warrant of removal/landlord certification ($39) and the actual lockout when the court officer shows up to make sure the apartment is cleared out (about $75). 

It is because the whole world has access to online tax deed auctions and often the realtaxdeed.com website will show properties as, "SOLD" or "Certificate Holder Win" ..but something falls through where either the certificate holder win is not local and forfeits the win or out of state bidder wins the tax deed auction and walks away or simply something goes wrong and the transaction is not completed.

In sum, when the lender is aware of a tenant in possession at any time prior to the foreclosure sale, the lender should be prepared to immediately deliver the termination notice upon issuance of the certificate of title in compliance with the new Florida statute.

I am not sure this debate has occurred here on the boards.First let's understand what the definition of a security actually is:The term ‘‘security’’ means any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, security-based swap, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a ‘‘security’’, or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing.So right there at the beginning of the definition we see "any note".