She was gone one day and I had to help my grandpa go to the bathroom and then wipe... neither of us two enjoyed that experience very much.

The government liens do not get wiped out.There is a redemption and challenge period and that is essentially two years even if they tell you six months.   

But I still have that land baby!

but only on the East side below where the forest fires wiped out the trees on the hillside above the homesbest place is by fort tuthill and off lake mary rd because the interstate blocks most wildfires.

If the first mortgage is foreclosing, it will wipe out most of the junior liens, but depends on what those junior liens are.  

It tested low: Highest levels are .3, well below the 1.5 legal limit for contamination.However, it’s been suggested that I still might want to hire a remediation company to do HEPA-vac + wet wipe throughout the home.

It is impossible not to increase your bottom line with thousands of "Baby Boomers" going into retirement in communities nationwide who will be needing service enriched housing but,  still wanting to avoid institutional settings.Converting some houses into home like personal care can be tricky.   

Let's not throw  the baby out with the bathwater! 

I also know medical costs have wiped some people out.

Unfortunately in both scenarios you are probably getting wiped or losing almost everything