Recently I attended a sheriff's sale in a different county - on the sale list the only info given was the plaintiff/defendant (i.e.

I was looking at a foreclosure, no defendants other than mortgagor, and no other mortgages found by me or by an outside title search firm, saw some mortgages for a different legal description.  

IRS) is listed as a defendant.

Nick:I do all forms, contracts, corporate entity structuring, anything in any way legal not only with an attorney, but with one who is willing/able to defend the document they are creating in a court of law.

-she never notified me how to pay rent after buying the property, can I use that to defend myself?

That indicates that they will defend the mark and you will have a fight on your hands at TTAB.

Without anything in writing, there is no good way to contest on your side and defend on his side. 

Get a CPA who knows this stuff in and out who can help set it up and defend when the IRS comes calling.

When the former owner became aware of the forgery he filed suit to set the sale aside naming my insured as a defendant. 

Further, should foreclosure, deed in lieu, etc occur, there is no need to form another entity to hold title, the same series can hold title with the same asset protection benefits.While I’m on my asset protection soapbox I will share that many investors make the mistake of either going in for very expensive, dubious value asset protection strategies (foreign asset protection trust based in Nevis and held in a Lichtenstein Corporation while being based in Bahamas and managed by a trustee related to the former Bahamian Prime Ministers wife’s third cousin) or don’t want the hassle so have no asset protection at all.