Other than that predictions of this kind are useless because they are not actionable.

My husband works for our business full time as the general contractor, while I have maintained my position with a great corporation who has been my employer for 15 years.

Other counties here in NoVA are in the 0.9-1% range.It's possible with rent growth you may be breakeven or positive in 10 years, but I doubt sooner than that.

Lenders usually do not lend against real estate when the owner holds a tax deed because the tax deed does not create marketable title, or enable issuance of a title policy.Quiet title actions are court proceedings that ask judges to enter orders stating a grantee holds superior title to a property.

Had to get the bad flooring put in and then after it was ours, we put in good flooring.It was a risky course of action and we were advised not to.We started off having a lot of equity in the property though.

The actions you described in "Getting around the rules" and "finding loopholes" could be prosecutable at most and are  unethical at least.

@Charles Curley, you can partner up with people where you all put capital in and have an equity position on the deal.

If you're ever looking for assistance, I have owned and operated multiple sober living programs for about 6 years now and also have been in the investor/landlord position across the US.

As long as it's utilized correctly, under leveraged, and viable from a financially defensive position, you can create tremendous growth - faster than you otherwise would have. 

Aren't 2nd or 3rd position liens accounted for in the upset price?