I suspect they were named served in the foreclosure action, and are wiped out "by operation of law" (you won't see any releases or satisfactions, even though they are gone).  

All problems were mysteries to me, especially title/liens because no one explained to my satisfaction how liens attach or how discovered.Another problem is that there are many real estate educators who are not really in the business, teach crap to naive newbies (as we were all new at one time).

Unless you are very risk aversive, this is the smarter play.I did pay off my own personal property....... from a financial aspect, not necessarily the smartest choice, but the satisfaction and stability of not having that debt appealed to us...... no matter what happens in my life, I don't have a mortgage on my own house to pay each month.

It is important to do your research and be patient as you look for investment opportunities.

You tell them that assuming they return the rental unit to rentable condition (top-to-bottom cleaning) that is to your satisfaction within a week, then they get their security deposit back along with $400 to help with moving costs.

After reading again, I believe what @Ihe O. was stating was that landlords should be more patient and eventually a tenant will pay. 

I think Im gonna be patient though and do more research before jumping in.

It's hard to sift through sometimes and you really need a patient, good lender that will invest the time to sort through it.

As a newbie I am right on the very tip of my RE investing experience. As such, I am absorbing as much information as I can, but at some point I'm going to have to jump into the pool. So, my question for you all is thi...

Listen to the podcasts, research, and be patient.