:)I owned a business (a marketing agency) for about 10 years, so as my business had profits, I'd pay down the HELOC I took out to buy that triplex.

I own and operate an award winning digital creative agency that develops high-end websites and mobile apps.

Now that the federal government is involved (see FHFA Issues Warning on Super Priority Liens), this ruling won't last long - as federal legislation is adopted to protect the interests of quasi-governmental agencies like FNMA and Freddie Mac.  

There is another agency that I've seen list their own multis, GI International or something like that, and they have all been junk. 

How would you do it differently, etc.I love being self-employed, but my business model (advertising agency) makes it nearly impossible to remove myself without staffing up in a big way... which has it's own challenges.

Chris, sorry your question got smoked, there are many ways to ensure privacy for owners of larger operations that can not be pierced in two hours, even by the justice department or intelligence agencies or even the IRS as not all agreements, assignments or deeds must be filed, they can sit in a lock box.

This led the State agency to require a.) that there can be no disturbance of the soil at all within a certain footprint of where the tank was located b.) this defect has to be registered on the deed, c.) all neighboring properties have to be checked for active and passive water wells and if any water wells are not properly decommissioned (I believe this involves removing the hardware and plugging the well with concrete) they have to be tested now and over the next several years for contamination.

Agency ploy to save money.

But not all title agencies feel comfortable with that.

I have been researching the sheets of information that they provide on their auction properties and there are liens of every sort and kind (banks, judgments, state agencies, trusts, estates, & many more).