Have you asked to see a passport, work visa, citizenship papers, social security/tin number ,etc or are you assuming they are illegal because of perceived nationality ,accent, name, or some other prejudices.

City would not have told me anyway as I was not the account holder! 

They should have a form you can submit to add your property onto the list they make available to voucher holders.  

I'm a Canadian citizen living & working in the US on work visa right now.  

So I ask for passport, visa, school registration paperwork, and proof of funds.They few times I've had non students, the employer may write a letter as proof of employment and verification of salary/wages.

A higher holder fee is definitely something I would add too. 

Hi Oded,There is two kinds of 'foreign investors'1) Those that were in the US in the past, have some residency here (VISA) and maybe some credit history.

Large account holders pay little or no fees ... example---  citi gold account holders are charged only 5 basis points (0.05%) off the published exchange rate.  

Hello EquityNCashFlow,There are a few items to beware of (no reflection on the Tax Deed Holder/Owner).First, you can do a little research on your own by making sure that the owner is the actual owner of Record.

Win-win.Bonus: many, many times I have gone back to the holder of these notes on properties I have bought and asked if that holder would take a discount if I paid off his note with cash.