Once they realized what happened they lawyered up  this was a extremely valuable property  we paid almost 200k for it in the early 80s which was a monster sum in those days for a tax sale.. the chances of this happening again are remote and like I said very few improved properties ever sell .. so unless your talking about putting a well and or septic on a property I would not worry about improving them.. or having the sale over turned etc. its the title companies that just dont want to take the risk on these for any any reason..

I am torn on which investment I should pull the trigger on!

That war in other parts of the world will trigger deglobalization and collapse.

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

And it's not extreme, just adding another 600-700 sq ft (one large room) over the standard 4bed/4bath

Learning how to negotiate off market deals as an agent is an extremely valuable skill.

While prison space may be extremely limited, doesn't a day go by that my housemate who is a poster (posts bail after bonds are secured) isn't totally swamped by the plethora of clients waiting in line to bailed outta jail 24/7 just in Signal Hill & Long Beach cities alone.I do doubt that most of those in jail are there because they violated CSLBAs for $500 to paint a house of course it's reasonable but CSLB would have you hire a LICENSED  CONTRACTOR and pay EXPONENTIALLY more.

Wholesale deal, it was extremely fast paced and had to move quickly on securing the HML and acquiring the funds needed to close.

Sell my portfolio and scale into something largerOver the last 3 years house hacking I have accumulated a decent amount in equity that I am very proud of, but am extremely hesitant in touching the equity to scale my portfolio at this time. 

These mistakes cost tens of thousands of dollars and are extremely stressful.