Renters: Who owns home the home we're renting? The home two renters are renting was recently sold in a sheriff's sale. Now they're wondering, who actually owns the home and what does it mean for them? Q: Let’s assume someone has a mortgage. Their home sells for one dollar at a sheriff’s sale. Who owns [...]
Can you sell a tax sale property back to the city? Probably not. But here are a few tips to make the most of your investment. Q: My son bid on a property at a tax sale in Philadelphia back in 2010. He found out after he bought it that the property had no value [...]
Owning real estate with relatives can be tricky. It’s especially tough if they neglect their homeownership duties and the home goes through a tax sale. Q: We lost a piece of property due to back taxes. The property was in the names of my husband and his two sisters and brother. None of them would help [...]
