Using 15% for simplicity ≈ $25,875Total federal tax in this simplified example: ≈ $59,284The key point: depreciation doesn’t vanish.

I would talk to other tax sale investors or tax sale attorneys.

Ask yourself, why would the federal government pay MORE than market rent and waste our tax dollars?

It's 2025, almost 2026, and everything in the tax industry is done remotely these days2 - waiting "a few months."

We have a 3 year right of redemption here, so I can go on our revenue commissioner website and look up parcels and apply to buy the property for an amount they email me, and if the state has owned that property for 3 or more years, they would issue me a tax deed. 

Your parents could gift you equity in the property without triggering gift tax, as long as the value of the equity doesn’t exceed the annual exclusion limit ($19,000 per parent in 2025).

According to Airbnb:Guests who book Airbnb listings that are located in the City of Tuscaloosa, AL will pay the following tax as part of their reservation:City of Tuscaloosa Lodging Tax: 11% of the listing price, including any cleaning fees, for reservations 29 days or shorter.

You don't want to be in a position where you take a huge 401K withdrawal that it puts you in a much higher tax bracket where the added tax you would pay would be more than the added return you would get with real estate than whatever your 401K is invested in.Your net worth is about $1,500,000.What are your annual living expenses?

I've got an amazing Chicago property tax attorney that I highly suggest using. 

That’s insane.Protest your taxes people.