Sincerely yours,Dean-Ross Schessler, BS, MS, PhD, MBA, CPCM*EDGE Consulting Groupnote * = Certified Professional Consultant to Management

(in my Diana Ross voice) "I'm Coming Out"...really, but not really. :) I am down in the big city of Tallahassee, FL and have been in real estate in several different capacities, on and off, for approximately 13 years.

@Gilbert Ross Jr - Well, I would assume that any property you purchase tax liens on in the hopes of acquiring the property, are going to be costly in regards to the property value (assuming that we're talking about property that has a single family home built on it).  

Thanks @Ross Greene.

Originally posted by @Ross Greene:@Rocky V. 

Account Closed  and all the land guru's you see on BP buy this stuff at tax sale then do exactly what your talking about.. it just now they charge a bunch of money to teach you how to buy mainly unbuildable landin CA there are probably 1 million parcels like this from one end of the state to the other.watch the Movie Glen Garry Glen Ross.. this was the 50's land game in FLA and very very trueMy dad got started in RE in the early 60s selling land in CA for Boise Cascade.although Boise put in streets and utls and many times a lake golf course and with Pine Mountain lake an airport.the issue was the state and county and the time would let them create 5,000 lots but a water system that would only service 500... and same with sewer.. so as environmental laws got tougher.

I would hope they don't get to strick just because you are not living there.I'd like to see what other experienced house-hacks think or have done.Great question @Ross Leavitt

@Ross Sims  Awesome man well I hope it's something that can be done!  

Hey Ross, Welcome to Bigger Pockets and to Charleston, and a duplex sounds like a great first step.

@Kati Ross is a great local realtor who can help with locating a property if you are thinking about this market.