Pg 25 "If the landlord locks the tenant out of the leasedproperty, puts the tenant’s possessions on the street orotherwise takes the law into his/her own hands, thelandlord may be liable for damages for wrongfuleviction."

As of now, I could have the unit cleaned out in 1 day, have my garbage truck driver pick all possessions up for $100 bucks, and start over.

Once you purchase the certificate then you wait to be paid, if the property owner refuses to pay the certificate owner will ultimately gain possession of the defaulted property.

He said he will not walk through until end of September and refuses to take possession on September 18.

If you claim its cash on hand they will want to see bank statements showing the money is in your possession for 2-3 months.

For those experienced in purchasing tax liens, I am interested in making a definitive thread that defines that steps to take to prepare for and purchase tax liens.In my state the sales are in August, in June our state SOS puts out the sale dates for each county and I can look up property adresses and amounts owed for each property.Where do I start in terms of due diligence, obviously I want to go take a look at the property, and in my case I was thinking of keeping an eye on vacated properties as my main intention with tax lien investments would be to acquire the property (although I will take a 12% yield even if I don't end up foreclosing and taking possession).What exactly do I look for besides the condition and location of the property, etc.

When the next guy is late, I would tell him that the last guy that refused to pay was homeless on Christmas Eve and had all of his worldly possessions thrown in the driveway.

There is an amnesty program from the city that once the new owner takes possession, if he and she applies for permits to clear old violations, the fines are stayed (no longer building up), permit fines are eliminated, and once the final inspection is completed and all violations cleared, the total fines will be reduced to 5% for owner occupants and 10% for investors.

I think it's unlikely any CA court will quiet a title held by a deceased person unless the complaint includes an adverse possession claim.

A person possessing a valid contractor's license who purchases and improves real property by either remodeling or constructing additional improvements on the property and who subsequently sells the real property with the improvements is considered to be regularly engaged in the construction business.