I've noticed a lot of the county owned liens have tax certificates that have been held over two years, up to 5-6 years in some cases.

I sent him the certificate.

She replies quickly to any questions I haveThey offer a tenant turn discount, if the tenant moves out and the property is not rented, they do not charge me while they are finding a tenantI see receipts immediately for any repairs that need doneThey remind me if I have any bills due, Taxes water etc So I never forgetSometimes it is important not only to know what licenses/certifications the company has, how long they have been in business, what kind of reviews they have, but also to know that they truly care about the investment and not just collecting their 10%

Certificate of Good Standing you request from the Secretary of State.

Make friends increase your circle of influence - Hire a private detective - they are good at finding people (give his a piece of the profits)Check the death notices or search government record for certificates of death, check the obituary for next of kin - contact them. 

The VA never registered the house, or paid the fee, so I have to wait for them to do that. 2) I wasn't aware that because it is bank owned, I was responsible for getting the conditional certificate of occupancy and fire inspection.

As a total newbie, I am getting into RE field and flipping sounds awesome to me.However I have a feeling that without RE appraisal or Interior Design certification I can't FLIP/REHAB houses or do RE properly.I would love to ask you.

It would actually be much easier if I didn't live there since removing the use permit (which is very easy) makes the zoning the primary use determinant, and expands opportunities for all sorts of other things.Glad you feel the same way about LEED Gold-- I have the checklist all signed off with the points calculated, but didn't think it was worth it to pay for full certification.

That will tell you how much effort you want to put in.Did you get a deed or just a tax sale certificate?

Here my understanding is that demand is so high they can be full quite quickly after certificate of occupancy is issued but other markets are different and your construction costs are much lower.