Both names are on the original deed and every other document I can find.Any advice on information I should get or how I should proceed would be greatly appreciated.

Thanx Jamie....messaged you with my contact information

I've loved listening to the Bigger Pockets podcasts and absorbing all the great information. 

If you want to get the information to move ahead it is out there.Anyways, thanks BP community and Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner for a killer site!

Hello everybody, I am so glad to have found this site, it is so helpful and informative.  

If the work does not get done or you financing this fix does not work out you could always inform any agents showing the home that cash or a 203K loan may be the only option to be able to purchase a home.

Lot's of great information here in this very generous community.  

There is so much information on this site that it is hard not to learn something every time you log in.  

I know the information I received wasn't perfect, but the point is that I COULDN'T comprehend real estate lingo beforehand.  

@Mark Alex You can find a lot of information about tax sales/trustee auctions on the County Website: Sacramento County public auction tax sales are held the last Monday in February each year, with a follow-up sale in May or June.