Otherwise, it's just neighbors being nosey and jealous of the young lady.....

Do you sell/exchange anyway and just pay the tax man/lady?

Fingers crossed that your next one goes this easily. 

This has the elements that the Koehler lady was talking about.

I went to the courthouse in Birmingham Alabama to leave it legal documents so as I was there the lady had let me know that as of 2021 they passed a new law that when you buy a tax lien a house you are not allowed to rent it out renovate it or even step foot on the land or in the house

That's about a 35% return on my money and I didn't have to lift a finger. 

Anyway...to the lady who wanted to find tax liens...there is a ton of free material on youtube that will walk you throught the process.

This was an off market deal that an older lady presented to me.

I'd like the home for a personal residence so I contacted this lady, apologized for her financial difficulties and told her I may be able to save her credit and take the home off her hands.

I lived in a house where a lady smoked 3 packs a day for 40 years.