My guess would be its a "you get what you pay for" situation.Can anyone shed some light with recent experiences?

For example, if the loan officer asks you what your monthly payments are and your mother-in-law moved in with you because she is struggling financially and you are paying her car payment, don't share that you are paying her car payment every month.

Determine what price you can pay for the property.

There is no set time for the county to foreclose on the property via a tax sale, according to this article purchasers of the tax lien certificate have to wait 5 years, as the owner has a redemption period after the tax sale, so you could be waiting a while, and if I'm not mistaken, you have to pay the taxes each year until the 5 year period is over, then you have to file for a deed or file a lawsuit to quiet title.https://smartasset.com/mortgage/how-to-buy-tax-liens-in-cali...Hope this helps,Dustin

Open to suggestions.Little about me I have a relatively higher paying public service job.

As firefighters persist in battling the blazes, many residents are left assessing their financial and emotional losses.

@Matthew Crivelli  HUD Section 8 does not pay above market rents. 

I have been using Rentredi, but allowing them to pay through cash app/venmo. 

Im trying to force the appreciation to do a cashout refi and pay of the entire loan and pull out possibly 100k.

I use a Manulife One and it has done wonders for paying down our primary residence (to a point where we were able to use some of that equity to fund our first LTR).