I offered $110,000 and the offer was accepted.

We have an accepted offer on our first investment property! 

Could I buy the property at auction by paying off the taxes (roughly $4,000) if so, then what, if the original owner wanted to pay me back the taxes and reclaim ownership, would I have to accept? 

QuestionCurrent tenant didn't get their offer accepted on a property I might purchase.What are the risks to having a current tenant remain in the property in this situation?

Why would they accept making pennies on the dollar to help YOU make a profit?

Unfortunately, with market being so hot most sellers aren't accepting the VA loan since it entails high inspection standards and it takes longer to close.

I didn't want to go over $130k, so I stuck to that and they accepted.

My advise IS the correct and best advise you will ever get. you accepting this advise is to YOUR benefit.

My thought now is to accept payment, close the claim, pay the adjuster, and be done with this headache. 

We try to ensure the salt is applied enough to keep down dangerous/slippery ice and to keep the snow melted, but we don't want to go overkill having a "zero tolerance" ice policy like hospitals have, we just want to keep snow and ice down to an acceptable and safe level, without going over-budget.For some of our buildings where salt seems to be really deteriorating surfaces (mainly building sidewalks and masonry stairs) we thought about using a different product (either calcium chloride or magnesium chloride) however while they are less damaging than pure salt, they are also more expensive (something we are trying to avoid).What do you other landlords do that have midsize (10+ unit) buildings?