Local county will be doing a tax foreclosure on 2-18.I had a guy contact me from 2 hours away with an vacant mobile home on 2 acres,could not get in but through the windows it looked like no water damage although the roof needs to be replaced,needs both porches replaced etc.He says water and septic are ok but i dont know.He owes $7000 in taxes and i offered him $5000 in addition to the taxes and i will have my attorney do the paperwork and i will pay filing fees.He said $25000 or he will let the county take it all while telling me how broke he is.I told him no.I am thinking what would happen if i send a notary friend to his knock on his door with a $5000 cashiers check,do you think he will take it and sign the deed or refuse? --72.231.xxx.xxx

Good real estate lawyers who know the details of stuff like this in your area could make sure everything's good. --75.7.xx.xx

Ken is the land worth more w/out the trailer, and just the hookups and utilities prepped? might cost less to clear the site than pay for new roof etc. --172.58.xxx.xxx

Twice, I've recently I've offered to buy SFDs that were "inherited / owned" by feuding siblings. I was willing to give them each a good deal of cash & pay off all of the property's liens, but they all said they would rather have the town take it than to give their siblings a dime. In the end the town took the properties, auctioned them off & none of the relatives got a penny from the sale. It's sad how some families will go out of their way to hurt each other. --71.174.xx.xxx

Try it. He may have the money to pay his taxes and is fishing you to sell at a higher price. When the tax sales happen around here it’s easy to see a tax sale list dwindle from 200 properties down to 20 by the time of the sale. He might owe $7,000, but paying $1,250 or $3,500 might buy him another year. He may pay them the day of. --24.152.xxx.xx

My mom would say don't try to make a good offer better, you'll loose the deal. You are adding insults to injuries. Pay the taxes and the legal cost. Clear the man's name is all he's asking. Or walk away any buy at the tax sale. But I would not take your offer either when I can walk away with dented credit report and no out of pocket money. --172.58.xxx.xxx

Plenty, Ken isn’t offering $25,000. He’s offering 5 plus taxes and filing. The guy wants 25k. --24.152.xxx.xx

I think by what he has already said that he will refuse your 5k check. He doesn't yet understand that he is in no position to dictate terms. --107.141.xx.xxx

Depending on what it is worth, he might get someone to pay him before the sale. --76.178.xxx.xxx

Richard,thanks for the reminder,he bought the land in 1990 with a different mobile home on it,then removed that one and brought this one in so i think it was probably never had the title retired so i am going to pass on this.I have only owned 1 mobile and that was taken as a trade to help a buyer meet there down payment requirements with a bank i was helping them getting a loan with.Oregon,I searched it out,i cant find any mortgages or judgments and he agreed with that.If the county forecloses and notifies a mortgage holder or judgment holder properly then the debt is wiped out.This guy wont be getting anyone to buy the place,he isnt capable --72.231.xxx.xxx

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