Things will work out. 

You may also be able to work out a payment plan with the county.The thing I always ask myself in these situations is why, if the house needs so little to get rent ready and rents for so much, is the current owner not doing that.....

However if you can afford to make the payments independent of what any property might generate for you then fix and flips might also work out for you.

I realize forums aren't the best p[lace to work out finite details but I could see a shortt sale. 

Account Closed how did this work out for you?

In theory you could find a local investor and work out a mentoring arrangement with them, but having no experience that'd be a hard sell.When you're ready to move on and do your own thing, I'm a big fan of house hacking 4-family properties.

Is it isolated and/or relatively minor such as old 9" tiles in the basement, insulation wrap around pipes or ducts for the heating system; vermiculate in the attic; or something more intense as in asbestus in the plaster used on walls or ceilings.If the form of asbestos present is highly/easily friable and cannot be adequately sealed from the living space, you are looking at abatement the cost of which could be small (removing tiles or pipe wrap) to considerable (removing all the plaster in the house).  

On the plus side, I got a good workout and was able to control the surroundings of my back-fill so this won't happen again.

How does it work out?

I have never had the IRS redeem a property I bought at auction and I bought my first ones in the late 70's.so for all intense and purposes if you have a BOA loan recorded in 2000 and you have all manner of other liens and judgmetns or mortgages recorded after this they will get extinguished at the sale..