Hi Justin, I am interested in the answer to this question as well. 

Always open to answering any questions you have on your end to the best of my knowledge so feel free to reach out.

Paragraphs A. and B. will answer your questions.https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2017/09/11/10...Please don't take advice from those who do not own or rent properties in MA. 

Thanks for the mention, @Dmitriy Fomichenko.If I knew a generic answer to your question, @James Maness, I would've been a very rich man, spending 5 minutes a day copy-pasting this answer to every email I receive.There will be some people replying to this question, telling you their stories - how they got out of the rat race.

Hello @Ayne Cardona Do some searching in the forums and you will find lots of the same discussions to your question.The answer is you can do it both ways.

It's not at all that I'm trying to hide where my funds are coming from, I just want to make sure that when my agent is drawing up an offer, I'm being accurate with the answer to the question..."

From searching online I haven't got an answer the actual process if I can remove it, every blog says talk to a lawyer, it survives tax deed and purchaser will be liable, but it doesn't answer if I buy whats the process to follow and if its even possible to clear title other than being responsible for the amount.the property is worth around $800-900k, Auction starts around $80k, given the hassles involved, I wanted to know how much it would cost in addition to tax deed purchase to get a clean title.

Re: your time commitment question, short answer is I don't know what's right for you.

Thanks in advance for your time and answers to this question.

There are many agents out there, but it’s important to choose the right one.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52724-im-new-to-investing-how-do-i-find-an-investor-friendly-agentI love answering questions if you have any!