It's all in timing and math.

What one would have to watch out for is ones that were not reported predating the bank-owning them, so when the bank took it over they would not have cleared it if it was not reported.Thanks for your any feedback, I was curious how you communicated with the title company about the liens exceptions list from auction.com "Most liens are removed after a foreclosure property sale, but certain liens may remain.Here are some examples:Any lien recorded on title prior in time to the foreclosing mortgage.First Mortgage (if the foreclosing mortgage is a second or third mortgage)HOA or COA assessment liens (in certain states)Mechanic’s Liens (in some states)Government liens such as state and federal tax liens, city or county liens, US Government liens.IRS liens (IRS may buy the property within 120 days after sale at the price paid at foreclosure sale)Code Enforcement Liens, Environmental Liens, and Utility LiensChild Support Liens"Thanks & Regards,

.#4: Interest: Most collectors will tell you that they cannot lower the amount you owe because it's owed to the state or that their company,"doesn't do that",but they all will lower it in time.

I have had no luck finding a reliable handyman/contractor to help in times of need (urgent repairs).  

A cap rate is only a snapshot in time remember.

Something is only worth what someone is willing to pay at a given moment in time.  

Until this point in time, the only sort of real estate investing I was doing was rifling through the MLS, bothering realtors on a daily basis, number crunching deals I found, listening to BP podcasts (which there simply aren’t enough of), attempting to network with more investors as stoked as I am about real estate, and waiting for the numbers in my bank account to give me the green light to buy.

Office and Industrial condos converted or built in the 2000's come with price per square foot sometimes as high as $8 sq ft even when you might buy it at a deep discount contesting to get them lower is tough.We owned up until 2008 when we did a sale lease back right before the crash...just in time.  

Just a word of warning, the type home you are looking for is the holy grail of REI in this area of MA at this moment in time.

In time you will build enough equity and reserves where it makes sense to move onto the next opportunity.