Allegedly, you can get investors to pre-pay for leads up front and use this to find leads via arbitrage.

These  alleged wholesalers are confident that as dumb as this tactic is, there may just be a bigger fool out there who will bite. 

A neighbor knocking on the door of a homeowner asking him if he wants to sell his house to him might not fall under the category of a foreclosure prevention company but then again, it wouldn't be the first time someone got sued for a stupid reason/allegation.

The 10 day (10 business days, but usually it's 3 weeks before the CT gets created/recorded) period is for appeal, and an action alleging an improper foreclosure proceeding.  

@Dhru Das kind of co-signed the fact the village is allegedly getting money at the expense of investors.

Allegedly the seller discovered JUST NOW (we were in 45 days escrow) they have a lien on the property.

Here's another article about PIP's alleged wrongdoing from Veritas News:Are Tax Lien Investments the Latest Real Estate Ripoff?

OK, alleged felon.I bought a nine-unit complex a few months back and it came with some interesting residents.

Quick and concise:Class A property = minimum credit score of 650; previous landlord reference w/ no payments >30 days overdueClass B = 625 score; reference w/ no more than 1 payment >30 days overdueClass C = 600 score; reference with $0 balance dueMust be able to verify monthly income of 3x the monthly rentNo felony convictionsNo landlord judgements/evictionsIt's important to have written criteria that you follow every time in order to minimize the possibility of an applicant alleging discrimination.Good luck!

Allegedly a big profit, and a motivated seller..