Oh do tell who this mystery person is Nick...there are only a handful of people that have increased their activity a lot lately.

I hate smell mysteries.

It isn't any great mystery that the issue is that the places are overpriced.Since you mentioned turn key places (which generally sell at a premium over other rentals) are going for less than your price there is noway you will sell them.I presume they need some amount of work and there isn't anything so amazing about them that they would sell about the market for rentals.  

Thanks for the suggestions, I know 1031's are still a mystery to a lot of people.

Now if the property has been on the market for 150 days, the price hasn't changed, then the odds are pretty low that a mystery buyer just came out of the woodwork.

When we hired property management who had systems in place mysteriously all those problems disappeared lol.

Do any of you Marylanders know the answer to this mystery?  

@Craig Garrow  this information is readily avaliable on the internet with a few clicks.just google a state and ask how the tax sale works.. many counties have it clearly spelled out.. no big mystery here

Otherwise, it's just a mystery  : )Kate Jannuzzi

Sometimes an REO bank seller will not allow a blanket assignment in the contract.In that case you would want a clause that says you are allowed to assign it into your llc etc.The reason is the bank has seen your qualifications to the get the deal done but they do not want it assigned to some mystery buyer they know nothing about.