Buying at a Sheriff's auction

[Tayyab Chaudhry]

Quick question - looking at a property at the Sheriff's auction.  How do you find out if there is a lien again the property from a mortgage company?  All the liens I found were tax liens and all the searches the county office are based on the property owner's name and not the address.  Does anyone have a sure bet way to do this even if it cost $ ?  Dont want to bid & win a property that happens to have a mortgage lien!  Thank you in advance.

[Anthony L Amos Jr]

Quote from @Tayyab Chaudhry:

Quick question - looking at a property at the Sheriff's auction.  How do you find out if there is a lien again the property from a mortgage company?  All the liens I found were tax liens and all the searches the county office are based on the property owner's name and not the address.  Does anyone have a sure bet way to do this even if it cost $ ?  Dont want to bid & win a property that happens to have a mortgage lien!  Thank you in advance.

 Calling the sheriff's office will do wonders. Typically they are willing to answer your questions. Check with the office but the liens should be paid out of the proceeds from the auction.