If we are talking in terms of a more severe "doomsday" type of scenario as implied by talks of guns and rice and beans, I personally wouldn't care to be buying gold bars at any price - i'd keep my cash.

That still wouldn't touch the implied tax roll dues taking the 17k and spreading it evenly into up to 3 years, even with someone buying the tax cert and charging interest, these numbers are too high for a zero property value asset.

I was able to locate this, which may imply an exemption under the FONCE statute:On June 25, 2009, Governor Bredesen signed into law legislation changing the types of income that can be classified as passive income for purposes of determining whether a limited liability company, limited partnership or registered limited liability partnership can qualify as a FONCE (“family-owned non-corporate entity”) and therefore be exempt from the Tennessee F&E tax.If you own or have a financial interest in a FONCE, such as a limited liability company, limited partnership or registered limited liability partnership, this change in the law may cause the Company to become subject to the F&E tax unless changes are made in the way the Company is organized.To qualify as a FONCE for the F&E tax exemption, your Company must receive substantially all of its income from passive sources.

Although most post seem to implicate or imply that intent may lean towards a fraud or rip off, that is not the case here.

The pdf, as its name implies, seems to be a set of the ABC’s on real estate legalities there in Michigan and may be of some use in figuring out other questions you may have in regards to rei and the law.

Dave, like I implied, it's illegal for an instiitutional trustee or custodian to act this way, at least for those who do so professionally, these are funds in trust, like an escrow fund and you may not comingle your funds with funds in trust.

The results imply they have a good handle on a number of things.

And if she made four trips to knock on the door, that implies a certain amount of time passed.  

You later imply the damage still isn't fixed, so it wasn't the costs of repairs that consumed all the money, resulting in nothing being left for the payments.If she's behind on payments, your new wife's credit is already damaged.  

(a) “Broker” means a person who, for another, and for a compensation or valuable consideration directly or indirectly paid or promised, expressly or impliedly, or with an intent to collect or receive a compensation or valuable consideration therefor, appraises, auctions, sells, exchanges, buys, rents, or offers, attempts or agrees to appraise, auction, or negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, or rental of business enterprises or business opportunities or any real property or any interest in or concerning the same, including mineral rights or leases, or who advertises or holds out to the public by any oral or printed solicitation or representation that she or he is engaged in the business of appraising, auctioning, buying, selling, exchanging, leasing, or renting business enterprises or business opportunities or real property of others or interests therein, including mineral rights, or who takes any part in the procuring of sellers, purchasers, lessors, or lessees of business enterprises or business opportunities or the real property of another, or leases, or interest therein, including mineral rights, or who directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or in the negotiation or closing of any transaction which does, or is calculated to, result in a sale, exchange, or leasing thereof, and who receives, expects, or is promised any compensation or valuable consideration, directly or indirectly therefor; and all persons who advertise rental property information or lists.