The play was to solicit owners of tax defaulted properties prior to sale, buy for a big discount, then apply for the surplus funds generated by the sale as the (new) owner of record.I doubt if there are any statutes concerning buying real property from record owner prior to tax sale if the new buyer cures the default. 

Just as the drug industry has disclaimers, so should attorneys selling services of the cure all "Stop Foreclosure with Bankruptcy"I see advertisements all the time for "stop foreclosure with bankruptcy", I have not once seen any disclosure about the fact that this is NOT a sure fire way to stop a foreclosure.

Marie Poe, I have seen some of these in the past both private and institutional-ish, we have cured with quiet title suits.Unfortunately, there have been some bad operations in the market place overtime with folks doing fraudulent things.

They will be more used to curing these types of problems.

You want your property to be really nice so you see every defect and want to cure even the most minimal of problems, then you start putting in higher grade finishes.

Moisture is usually the problem with poorly cured brik, that's what an old timer told me.

Practice and time cure all.

@Steve Graves I would first look at your landlord tenant laws regarding notice of compliance ( for instance, in florida we must give them a 7 day notice of non compliance, with opportunity to cure, then after 7 days, if the dog is not gone, we give them a 7 day notice Without the opportunity to cure.

Sales Agreement, Purchae and Sale Agreement, PSA, Sales Contract/Agreement for the Sale of Real Estate, Escrow and Deposit Agreement, and a half dozen other titles all typically refer to the sales contract.If you're experiencing a block do to a lack of understanding then I'm of the opinion and mindset that the only way to cure that block is to go out and experience it in a live experience.Unfortunately a vast majority of people allow mental blocks from them achieving their goals.

Forming an LLC is easy, but it's not a cure-all.