Originally posted by @Lem Diaz:I'd be curious if there was something similar for Santa Clara, CA Go to the County recording office you can get the information you need

I keep a paper-free office because I don't have the luxury of a file cabinet ( the Twins would have taken it apart ).  

most counties the lien records can be found at your assessor's office or the county clerk or recorder.

If you visited that courthouse and went to the property tax assessor's or collector's office, they could describe in detail exactly how you can go about bidding on tax certificates. 

At least out west the FBI and the US AG's office has been very active the last few years prosecuting "collusion" on the courthouse steps.

Her and her husband had the same response from many sales offices.

Tell Lars that Chris Mason sent you.http://larsghanssoncpa.com/ When his office and mine get conspiratorial with the goal of boosing purchasing power of a self employed person a tax filing or two out because someone's purchasing power is artificially constrained by stupid mortgage guidelines, amazing things happen.

I know some landlord report their home as home office to get partial deduction and depreciation of their primary residency.

BP Team,  Turns out the county website had the property listed only as commercial (rezoned in 1984), so I hurried down to the Regional Building Zoning office, and they showed me it is actually zoned "OR", for "Office/Residential".  

Office/warehouse.