Oh and fun fact- the largest holder of US debt ( treasuries) is the Social Security Trust Fund.

Get an application on the tenant/lease holder.

Thanks, I noticed unit holders keep these for anywhere 1-4 years.

you will probably weed out most voucher holders though they are steadily passing laws restricting screening intending to make this harder to avoid. 

@Tim Herrick As others have mentioned, the divorce judgment is inferior to the first mtg and Should have been wiped out If the wife as the judgment holder was named as an additional defendant in the action. 

I got a return call once back in ‘03 LolThe other thing to know is that the property may have been foreclosed on by a servicer (trustee) & that the actual loan (property) can be sent back to the original note holder.

Seller holds the mortgage in his name but get a mortgage servicing company to make sure that payments are made to the first lien holder on time instead of relying on the seller while you make direct payments to the seller for his portion of the equity.

If the first mtg holder gets the property back then it was for Less than what they were owed.  

Looking at the macroeconomic picture, we are setting up for a mid term inflationary run which includes property values AND rents (and taxes).You are going to benefit more over the long term as an asset holder, short term as an asset seller. 

My assumption is if the property goes above opening bid, the mortgage company as first lien holder is paid off, and the Fed as 2nd/3rd recoups the rest, so I would take free and clear of the federal tax lien, but his tax debt would be reduced and he would remain liable.