What markets in DE are you looking at?  

Hope it helps. http://www.peoples-law.org/keeping-your-house-out-tax-sale Call your county government and inquire if there are any programs available to assist you.For Baltimore City residents If you have received an incorrect water bill, contact the Department of Public Works and request an information conference.If you have had a water leak, contact the Department of Public Works and request a credit.If you a Baltimore City resident, 65 or older and have a maximum income of $25,000, you can qualify for a Low Income Senior Citizens Water Discount, which may reduce your water bill by 35%.For any billing issues including obtaining credits, call the Department at 410-396-5398.If you are having issues paying your electric bill (which does not trigger a tax sale), you can apply for energy assistance.

I was working to make the case to the bank that $50K was high because the property needed repairs to the tune of $25K (got nowhere with Chase who bounced me around from one department to the next).

Dear @Shane G. :  there is a lot to unpack here.  

Check with the building and zoning department for open permits and permit history to see if any improvements you find to the property were properly done.

Also at current work IT department was busy to help me to implement bar code scanners so I found online book, learned python and wrote application for it. 3 weeks later I still cannot get spare old computer to setup and start to use it. oh, I'm a smart guy, but I cannot turn it into profit.

Thank you @Jose Diaz because part of me wants to jump right in but I don't want to be unprepared in the legal department. 

@Joe Fairless I own in Rochester NY and there is some great cash-flow there, they are both very liberal with their Department of Social Service, yet pretty landlord friendly when it comes to evictions.  

Very rarely, a mtg will have a subordination clause from a prior mortgage.http://www2.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/apps/reports/def...http://www.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/department/index....

I suppose that was an oversight on my part when talking about the time I spend filling a vacancy since I'm fairly hands-off in that department.