You started it, ya big baby. :)
And watch out for Tax lien certificates. They can be nasty. There is often a reason why people don't pay their property taxes... often, it's the easiest way to dump a property that's worth less than zero. TANSTAAFL.
Yeah I understand that part, I'm learning it takes research on the property in question, and I'm a bit leary of the firms that do the so called research for investers, at this point I'm looking into local propertys and doing my own research.
BigMack
Good luck. Here's a link:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/deeds2success/