The demographics of the past decade show that people are migrating to southern & western states

It has to be paid off in some fashion.

Aside from the moral implications, there are some pragmatic ones as well ... operating in this fashion is not scaleable or long term sustainable.

Purchase price: $215,000 Cash invested: $60,000 Duplex in western Mass purchased in 2021

@Anastasia Lozhkina I would be interested in helping set up a western burb’s meet up.

However to come up with 1.1 mil in 2002 and another 600k to force appreciation probably took a lot of good old fashion hard work combined with many wise past decisions. 

Did the owner cancel in the legally prescribed fashion?

See the disclaimers on the last page.https://evantage.trustetc.com/forms/Trustetc_Forms...I would specifically point out paragraph 7.The form is secured in a fashion that I could not easily cut and paste, but the key point is that they have absolutely no responsibility to ensure compliance with IRS rules.When they review your paperwork, they are simply ensuring that you have provided everything required for them to accurately document the transaction - nothing more. 

My bet is that bargains will be available at "dimes on dollars" and that owners will prefer old-fashioned gold and silver as their transaction currency of choice.Functional farmland will reap ready reward.  

We have a maximum  12" freeze depth here in the rainy western part of the state, so most utilities are not as deep in Western Wa. as they are on your side of the Cascade Range.