Each may have different rights and each may have a different legal remedy required to remove them - this could be a lengthy process depending on your states laws. 

If you intend residing in a home for 5-10 years you're spreading those closing costs over a lengthy period.

Did you pay the fees and overdue balance to get the note current again, then start making payments?  

My situation is a seller wants to sell her five-unit and fourplex, but her asking price for both would leave my reserves too low.The five-unit has a lot of back taxes owed (no mortgage) and the fourplex has overdue mortgage payments (no back taxes).

There is not usually a lot left over due to getting caught up from the lean months.Plans: Re-establish the emergency fund but boost to 6 months reserves. ($2000 x 6 months= $12k,)Try save up to 10% gross of my pay check after the $2k budget is met then put the rest into debt reduction.Find somebody I can work with/for in Real Estate Investing to learn hands on and observe their methods.Use the 10% gross savings to invest in a property.Get free of all debt but business and eventually be able to go all cash as it makes sense.Establish at least 3 other streams of income (preferably 5) so we are not reliant on my commissions to meet the budget.

id=0BwfHXCzMW3...This  could be very lengthy but I will try to keep it to the important stuff.  

Originally posted by Account Closed:Accepting Partial rent payments halts the eviction process right in its tracks.Nancy Neville That depends on where your rentals are located.In two of the jurisdictions where we operated rent is considered late until all overdue amounts and the current rent have been paid in full.

Sooner or later, this property will have to be developed- it is 60 years over due and in high demand by the city to be cleaned up.I will just keep praying to God for that one miracle.Bob

So homeowners all trying to avoid foreclosure basically put liens on each others property to keep banks at arms length. I

Does the payment first go towards repairs owed, late fees, rent overdue then current rent?