I am interested in buying REO's probably for flips. I am seeking clarification on the process of how a property becomes REO. A bank, private lender, or government forecloses on someone for nonpayment. Then, the proper...

I have come across and REO where the previous owner still resides in the property. I guess the bank never evicted them. Either way the bank is trying to sell it with the people in there. I was told I would not be able...

I am in the process of buying a tax certificate from a real estate company in Birmingham AL. I am trying to find out how I can legally take possession of the property. There is currently someone living in the house an...

Can someone please direct me to the North Carolina law that tells me exactly what constitutes abandonment of a building? This is a SFR. Don't need to know about personal property, just the building itself. I am gettin...

I am a single female who recently moved into a home that had been vacant for a number of years. I did all my homework regarding ownership, heirs or wills that may have been deeded to a friend or distant relative upon ...

Hello BP,I was reading over some info and came across this link regarding adverse possession. http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/state-state...Most states have a decade or more timeframe. However there are a few s...

33 Alabama counties have switched to the new tax lien auction system, and 31 of those will have online auctions this Spring. Jefferson still doing certificate auctions, but I expect that to change in the 2022 auction...

Looking at a 3 acre tax auction parcel with a great view that is adjacent to a large, corporate-owned orchard.  Previous owner who stopped paying taxes says that the orchard illegally planted trees on the 3 acres and ...

Hey the neighbor on one of my properties called this mornings and said he was having a fence guy come and move the fence 1.5 feet on to my property and showed me a survey that he had done. Moving the fence will destro...

Three years ago I purchased a tax lien certificate and recently received the certificate of Purchase from the Etowah County Probate office.  My research showed no lienholders or probate will from the previous owner.  ...