Or refuse to pay and force you to evict, possibly costing you a month or two or more in lost rents plus the legal fees.

My attorney stated that all I could state is I would not rent to them again, but give no reason.

I just look on the MLS and i am forced to buy whatever homeowners dont like or houses with issues..

In that event all is good, the lender accepts the down payment and the loan is made as expected and closed.

Just because you can or could do something doesn't mean you should for the sake of razzel dazzle....You don't try force something to make a deal out of every property.The straight forward method here is for you to get a loan to pay off the tax bill, she subordinates the property for collateral for the loan, then you buy it and she finances the balance, but even that is probably too much brain damage, unless there aren't any other deals to be had.

Hope all is well Phillip.

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Your best opportunity may be to join forces with one of these investors.

Thankfully, this includes anyplace on the web, which is full of scammers.We follow two simple rules that have served us well:1)Never loan to someone you don’t know, even it that means getting to know them a couple of times over lunch.2)Never loan on a property you haven’t seen.This pretty much forces you to loan locally and to those you’ve met in advance.

They broke in and took back their furniture.Tom Goans - all I can say is wow - but I thought you were some kind of "tenant whisperer":https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/81/topics/91898-tenant-and-borrower-screening