In these cases you need to  the tax sale process to clean up the title.Put yourself in the owner's shoes - if the property had equity, they'd probably have tried to sell it before falling several years behind on their taxes. 

The one thing I would say is every seller I have dealt with in our market has been pretty dang happy, with the biggest worry being "when will the other shoe drop?

We have thousands of success stories on BP showcasing investors' experiences after many years of owning new construction rental properties in growing markets. 

If I were in your shoes, I would rather get an equity partner than deal with a hard money lender, but that's just me.

I try to put myself in the occupants shoes when buying a home. 

Running shoes?

Shirt, jeans and a pair of shoes or slippers will do.

His shoes and underwear have no stains.  

@ben g I'm in your shoes RIGHT NOW.

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