The 2005 loan shows it as a first lien so I assume they cleared the history somehow but they are unwilling to share the policy.

When I looked at PPR's notes, PPR had second liens, and I wanted firsts, and it seemed like their inventory was fully priced. 

Hi Jessica,I think there are dozens, myself included, and many who now have construction loans outstanding.

Now consider this: all the groups people are spending fortunes to target—foreclosures, absentee owners, probate leads, tax liens—what do they have in common?

You also mentioned an unpaid water bill, so be sure to deduct any outstanding balance from that bill as well. 

But you can still buy leftover liens from the 2016 sale at 18%.

Are there any other outstanding debts between you and your wife?

Nearly every property has liens.

. $300sqft to build at least.If you have any sort of mortgage on the property you will need an attorney to handle the mountain of paperwork the bank will give you for a lien release. 10k+, also probably some nightmare terms to have to build and sell immediately and god knows what.At this point a year has passed and you have spent at least $60,000 cash, you're about to break ground on a structure that will cost you at the very least $400,000 to build, you are still 1 year away from cashing out because you have to now build a house.

I notice that "Notice of an Independent Solar Energy Producer Contract" comes up a lot when filtering through Liens.