You have to understand what title from a tax sale means......it can mean tons of different things in different situations...redemption period, proper sale, proper notifications, etc.?

I would suggest using concrete where ever possible and plan to inspect the area where they have been coming through periodically.

One of the main reason the last recession took longer than it should to recover were people like you who saw success during the growth period and all of a sudden the recession hit with no contingency plan to keep your investment.

I also love all of the stories of their cash on cash return, which lasts for a short period of time before the house is shot up or tenants trash it. 

Now I’m wondering about new properties that I buy later this year and the renovation period lasts into 2019.

Are you still in the inspection period?

So I had to shell out cash for the monthly amortization and assoc. fees during this vacant period).Currently, it's been available for leasing for about 3 months after everything was settled.

Interested in hearing about a personal experience related to delayed financing, where an investor teamed up with a bank to pull money out in a relatively short period of time in order to reinvest equity in another property without the 1-2 year seasoning.  

[How I think it would go] -> You Find a House -> Contact Owner -> If Good Price buy it and finance it [I do not know how I go about buying the property] -> while financing find a buyer [Not yet sure how to find a buyer efficiently] -> Negotiate and Sell [Not sure on how to protect myself]So basically I just need to know what papers are involved, how do I get the papers, Who do I need to get the house in my hands and then gone.Thank you for any help in advance

I would just add that when you do go under contract; have a general contractor with you (if you don't know what you are looking for) during the inspection period to give you a ball park estimate of how much things will cost.