If you don't have a warranty deed with title insurance you'll have to play ball with these guys.

With rates rising, sellers are willing to play ball, especially if the properties have been on the market for a little while. 

@Ruben VanDusen to help you understand my answer let me ask you, do you think Tiger W. only went out hitting golf balls when on a tournament?

Make low ball offers cash.  

Steven-What I gave you was as rough an estimate on a couple ball park figures as you can get. 

That's the precise method to use.  

I would do a few things to get the ball rolling.

(b) All persons named or enumerated in subdivisions (a)(1) through (a)(7) may exercise the right of redemption granted by this article within one year from the date of the sale.

I am not really sure what your precise question is.

You'll have to grind the 4D's (death,distaster,debt,divorce) till you find someone desperate enough to take a low ball offer, like the other guys do... or if you've got the team, maybe you can do high end remodels buying 800k houses at market price in Los Angeles and selling them for 2m.