This current 1 level ranch sits on a basement that was once the additional apartment. the investor abandoned the project due to lack of cash flow.

Sit back, laugh, let the law do its thing. 

I asked around to other bidders; if they had workarounds regarding their dealing with past liens and wasn't given any real answers; other than one person that was bidding heavy and I was sitting next to at auction...and he informed me really clearly not to worry about past liens; but he didn't go into details with me.

And as for my HELOC...I basically put my equity to work instead of having it just sit there and do nothing.

After sitting through the seminars/sales pitches over the years, getting frustrated and getting nothing accomplished I feel like I have found a home.  

This will also allow me to put away money while i'm living there.so im sitting here slightly discouraged, weighing my options.

Call property management companies that work the area to see what their rents are sitting at.

I've been a member of the site a little while now, and I've been networking, reading forums, listening to podcasts, reading books and sitting on webinars in an effort to learn as much as I can before I pull the trigger. 

I'd appreciate a link to learn more about this topic because this is the most confusing part to me so far.If you would like to help me out by answering any of the 5 questions above, just let me know which number you are commenting on s it says organized. 

What we do offer is to be mediator, if you can get them all to sit down together (sometimes at the unit is easiest) then it's really not hard to get a payment from the tenant that is causing an issue.