Purchasing property that's pending a tax deed auction

[Jay Helms]

Hypothetically speaking, if I purchase a property for cash and that same property is slated for a tax deed auction in a couple of months, how do I go about having the tax deed auction cancelled? Is it as simple as paying the back taxes?

[Matt Devincenzo]

Yes you pay the taxes (and any legal fees already incurred) and the tax lien goes away as does the future auction.