Fees and other costs can vary from state-to-state and from county-to-county.But in general, the winning bidder will pay: - The winning bid amount - Auction processing/handling fees - County court fees (processing, paperwork, filing fees) - Any outstanding county fees and/or penaltiesIf in doubt, contact the County Tax Collector’s office with your payoff questions about the specific property you are interested in.

Well, the county is within their rights to sell the property to recoup the outstanding taxes.

You have been given outstanding advice thus far.

-Current on property taxes-Current on mortgage / any line of credit-Title report -Inspector (for our own benefit)Re: splitting expenses as they want to stay, I’m looking for advice on whether we;-Pay their monthly outstanding mortgage (saw there still is a mortgage via county clerk records) because it seems weird to charge them rent, AND we want to utilize the Age and income related tax exemption they are receiving while they are still living on the property if possible…which is a more nuanced discussion for maybe another post as I don’t want to get into the “weeds” talking about Capital Gains and Adjusted Gross Income, etc.The split on bigger ticket expenses?

The new loan amount will pay off our existing debt outstanding of $54K.

They probably just want to know if the previous owner had outstanding taxes on the property.

I would sit with him and review all outstanding work and have him give you a timetable.

In practical world, you will be negotiating with the seller to lower the purchase price to $90k to accommodate his tax debt.I have not heard of local tax authorities negotiating with buyers and agreeing to lower the outstanding amount.

Or if it does, its fleeting as the goal post gets moved again.

Once things go back to normal (whatever that is), work on a payment plan with them to pay the outstanding rent over a period of time.