I will also get a signed and notarized Limited power of attorney so I never need their input again down the road to sell to my tenant buyer (I sell on a L/O and not owner financing) when they bring in new financing.

You mentioned making sure it will cashflow, doing a L/O with the seller for less then the amount owed on the mortgage payment will allow you to set the price at which you'll pay a month.

(Yesterday he chastised me for watching FOX (at his home) instead of Al Jazeera).Meanwhile his son & daughter have (quietly) invested with us for some time & are extremely pleased with their respective income stream(s).

With that, you can look at KY, TX, AR, LA, MO, IL, sorry MS, AL, but they could be great places as well.

ERGO you get al these west coast folks coming your way competing with you..

I am looking for an attorney who knows the laws very well when it comes to tax liens in Alabama ? 

So far we've JV-ed 3 deals and we're under LOI on a 4th deal...all in Alabama. 

You should really spend time analyzing the rents al all areas in the last 10 years they have not moved much.

@Al CasinoThanks Al.

This site suggests these states are tax lien states...Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.