Might anybody have a sample contract that a bird dog might use to secure his/her interest in the property if the investor purchases it?

Pursuant to Section 3712 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the tax deed conveys title to the purchaser free of all encumbrances of any kind existing before the sale, except:• Any lien for installments of taxes and special assessments, which installments will become payable upon the secured roll after the time of the sale.• The lien for taxes or assessments or other rights of any taxing agency that does not consent to the sale under this chapter.• Liens for special assessments levied upon the property conveyed which were, at the time of the sale, not included in the amount necessary to redeem the tax-defaulted property.• Unaccepted, recorded, irrevocable offers of dedication of the property to the public or a public entity for a public purpose, and recorded options of any taxing agency to purchase the property or any interest therein for a public purpose.Any federal Internal Revenue Service liens that, pursuant to provisions of federal law, are not discharged by the sale, even though the tax collector has provided proper notice to the Internal Revenue Service before that date....according to that, California tax sales doesn't seem pretty free and clear to me.

If you maintain an office or place of business that is open to the public and you can get prospects to visit you in person, this is one solution.

I don't want any legal trouble up front.My other concern is safety/securing of the site.

I was also wondering if the presence of effective public transportation 2 minutes away will influence the price upwards more, with gas prices as they are (we pay close to 6$ a gallon here) and looking like they will keep on going up.

I would like a little more thought on this…as to how does the whole thing work and how can we invest properly in pre-foreclosures to earn secure profits.

If you want to loan someone money, and use a property as security, you need a Deed of Trust or Mortgage, depending on the area.

Tenants are fickle and often irresponsible (that's the reason they are tenants and on public assistance).

These are public records and they should be able to let you know when wills are submitted for probate.

It takes a while for the data to perk through the public record system.