Generally, if the tax certificate has not been redeemed within two years, the holder of the certificate can apply to force a public auction of the property.

This instruction will include the payment of any applicable fees or charges incurred by the escrow holder or other costs indicated in the escrow instructions.

Any Tips or Tricks to Locate a mortgage holder and get a discharge?  

If a family member is authorized person for emergency then you contact them simply say I understand that >>>>>>> passed away and want to know who is responsible party for their estate. ask for proof of that. if a joint person is on the lease well then you are covered and only thing you'd need to do is ask what their intentions are about staying or that you would be willing to give a early lease termination if that's what you can work with.Otherwise:If deceased is only lease holder.

Hello fellow note investors,I am wondering what a seasoned note holder would do if you were in my shoes. 

Dell, Google, Visa, you name it they are either already here or coming.  150 people a day are moving to Austin and 30,000 new jobs projected each year for the next 3 years at least.  

when you say you will let a short sale go , does that mean you would do the short sale and pay the credit cards, or visa versa I went from a 65k job to 22k of social security disability, which is my only income now.  

Don't think for a second that some law exists that prevents a note buyer from speaking to a borrower, done properly, a buyer has a legitimate business interest in that obligation and has every right to speak to a borrower or note holder, aside from bankruptcy matters.

"Money Laundering" purposes.Trust me on that one as I have over $30,000 into getting the current visa I now have and have a great immigration attorney lol.Thanks

Representing... the end BUYER or LIEN HOLDER, not the owner.