In order to find bank money, you have to see your project from the banker's point of view and figure out how to counteract their objections.

They start every July on the first so you have time.Maine will not appreciate as much as New Jersey but you get more bang for the buck, depending on location.Old people are cool too but have a low threshold for odd smells of decay.

it would be great if more jurisdictions took this route and in shorter amount of time.. just letting tax default properties sit for years and years creates decay in many areas.. were props are abandoned and no one can do anything with them.. that's why I like CA and other tax DEED sale states don't pay your tax's for 5 years you lose it.. gives everyone plenty of warning to cure.. its also why its very rare to have anything but vacant land go to sale.. 

Prices will be in the next 30 years will depend on what Florida does to counteract Climate Change, if anything can be done.

As the property sits vacant not only will your property insurance be more expensive, but you subject yourself to break ins, pipes bursting with no one around and overall decay of the property.

My capital and my manpower can improve the lives of people I'll likely never meet, can turn a speck of urban decay into a vital part of the urban landscape, a home for families, a place to lay one's head.Best of luck in your endeavor.

A competent real estate attorney will probably file a Quiet Title counter action or a complex civil fraud case against the bank and Title Company and whoever told you they could sell it to you on a short sale.

Houses are physical structures that depreciate and decay over time.

It will likely counteract some expenses, but it kind of acts a lot like debt service as an expense.

You don't have to fix non essentials like decaying windows, out of level floors etc but I can't believe required problems don't have to be addressed.