I hold the majority of the power when it comes to their housing at least.

In the next couple weeks I'm thinking of going door knocking on behalf of one of my clients to see if anything might pop up for them.Here's some fancy graphs from the MLS for Chicago:Median Sales Price: http://mred.stats.10kresearch.com/infoserv/s-v1/21...Market time: http://mred.stats.10kresearch.com/infoserv/s-v1/21...Homes for sale: http://mred.stats.10kresearch.com/infoserv/s-v1/21...Disclaimer: These are just for detached singles, attached singles, condo, and townhouses - I can't get the multifamilies included in this.

Its an incredibly powerful site with so much great info.

Good book for that: Secrets of Power Negotiating from Roger Dawson)- I do not recommended  use other people money (OPM).

In most states (not sure about Georgia) the excess proceeds, if any, from the tax sale should go to the owner/heirs.

My wife was p*ssed.3/24/16: Found BP and posted this thread: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/29...04/01/16: Filed certificate a sale despite most of my friends, family, and coworkers telling me it was a bad idea.05/01/16: Paid my first lawyer bill (yikes!).

A short sale, and all that entails, is the only option, prior to the foreclosure, and only if the lender will delay the foreclosure for the short sale.  

Here's the sales pitch."

Make sure the tenants sign off on the deposit amount so you can make sure it is transferred to you on sale.  

A funny story about that.Our son was 1 at the time and I couldn’t muster up the money from our house sale to purchase 2 properties.