You may win in court, but it may cost you 30k to do so.

its true,watching some of those tv shows may make it seem glamorous.noboby would want a nightmare so its best to proceed with caution.i believe both buy and hold/fix and flip are great strategies

I have a client who recently went through hardship of getting rid of long-term tenant through the court, so maybe this experience will be helpful to you.

There sounds be a non-payment clause in your land contract that dictates how you proceed.  

Sometimes I will ask if they can help with financing, but I am not too pushy.Getting the right deal that makes money is like courting a lady, take it slow and easily. 

Originally posted by Jeff Beard:See you are in California too, and you need to look up and understand Community Property law in this state.Regardless of how the the title is registered, whatever the husband owns, the wife has 50% interest in and conversely, so your goal dies before you get started with this attempt.That's probably 100% spot on for divorce court,  but not for mortgages in our state.

It's essentially a verification proceeding to establish the tax deed process was done correctly.  

Any way you proceed, dig into the podcasts and start thinking about what niche interests you. 

Please let us know how the conversation goes and how you proceed. 

I have one rental property that I am going to sell and use the proceeds to invest in a small multifamily apartment building in Colorado.