I still remember finding out about this "Lead Certification for Maryland State" a real pain and costly but it keeps people safe we hope . 

If in your personal name the Drivers License, if in Entity then operating agreement, certificate of good business standing.Previous tax return showing that the unit has been rented in the past by you.Occupancy permit issued to you or your entity.Rental Inspection completed by a gov't official issued to you or your entity.Are you registered locally with any chambers of commerce, etc.

Has anyone ever obtained a secured loan from a bank using a pool of Louisiana Tax Liens (Tax Sale Certificates) as collateral?

I need to provide a tax clearance letter in order to get a reinstatement certificate for my LLC.   

@Don Cuffy Probably referring to the Mortgage Credit Certificate program aka MCC.

Once it is red tagged your investment property is done.Get a certificate of compliance from the company and use it to show future tenants.

I am assuming that tax certificates do not have to paid in a sale, correct?

Non Conforming Certificates, which the State had stopped issuing (nothing after1989) gave any owner a legal cover to perform daily rentals.

If you have the date of death, then you can go to your county vital records and get an informational copy of his death certificate - if this is in California.

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