(Approximately 13 states have either state Inheritance Tax or state Estate Tax, so that would possibly apply in other states besides PA.)Welfare LiensNursing home liensMechanics LiensMortgages in order of recording date, first mortgages before second or third mortgagesJudgements (once boought a property where there was alien because the owner got in a bar fight and was sucessfully sued for medical bills esulting in a judgemen.)Federal Tax Liens (Special rrules apply to IRS liens)The precedence of pay off is determined by state law, government first, then the rest by date recorded.Then is anything else is left over it goes to the former owner.On one of our purchases there was a big Nursing Home lien that the Tax Claim Bureau was not aware of. 

But then again i still believe in fist fights.   

It's a fight until that point.A good way to find a good attorney is to go the next tax sale. 

We have perfect feedback and Premier Host, and allow Instant book, but do not have a liberal cancellation policy and have some rules in place (4 day minimums, for example) and are not fighting the cheapo battle, and we tend to get somewhat buried in the search rankings.One of the things that really burns my *** about VRBO is that they allow the property owner to self select the type of property that it is rather than forcing it into where it belongs.

One property that I bought had a judgment from where the owner got in a bar room fight and injured somebody who sued him for medial bills and got a judgment.Un recorded liens like welfare, DPW, and some state liens are not recorded.  

Don’t undermine the work and battles lenders have fight on behalf of their clients to make you (all investors) look good.

We now have fights over which of the 44,279 genders a person is, kids getting even more bat-sh_t crazy, our society is in melt-down.

I know they will reach out to a non-profit/attorney/someone since we are in California and they will try and fight me on this.

That's a weird battle to choose to fight.

Quote from @Devin James: @Jay Hinrichs Developments are definitely BIG money makers, but thats also reflected with the risk associated.That's why these projects take so much time and capital, but if you make the right judgements for project selection, and do all your due diligence, it'll turn out well. my 90 home project in Oregon  started it as dirt before covid .. got 1st phase built then covid hit.. had to fight through lumber sky rocketing and other material shortages and the of course interest rate spikes.. but the project ( and I give credit to my Wife and my GC's attention to detail) has sold Very well for record prices and profits .. its de risked now 22 lots left 13 are presold with big non refundable deposits and only 9 lots left that have no debt..