Would like to not go through airbnb to avoid their fees.

Or would it still be capital gains tax because it is proceeds from that property?

This provides me some legal protection as well as tax benefits.It depends on the person, most small time investors should just put in their personal name as long as they qualify for conventional financing. 

What is the tax basis for the lot and what income tax will you owe?

I have also sent personal hand written letters to people who are listed on the tax records of properties that are vacant.

Given your time constraints, you'll want to spend a lot of upfront time figuring this all out, to avoid even more time spent in the future trying to fix a mess if you choose the wrong people to deal with:)PM us if you'd like to discuss more about doing this the right way.

In the other two, it's new to seller but they are open to the idea.As far as the sellers, one is an experienced investor who wants out but isn't ready for capital gain tax.

I would also stop by the town in advance to see if you can pay a fine to avoid going if this is just a petty thing.

Just looking to see if this is the expectation nowadays or am I way off on having RentRedi handle this for me. 37$ + tax ( approx 42$) and ask Tenant to  fill the application and pay directly instead of me being middle man.

I've never had a tax sale turn out to be void, but it is my biggest fear with Alabama tax sale investing.