Jurisdiction-specific guides on foreclosure title risks, lien priority, and what survives the auction sale — written for investors who bid at courthouse steps, trustee sales, and online auctions.
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October 13, 2026
In Kitsap County trustee sales, a mechanic's lien recorded after the deed of trust can still take priority — if work began earlier. Here's the trap.
Read more →October 4, 2026
A mechanic's lien recorded after the deed of trust can still take priority in Fresno County if work began before the loan funded.
Read more →September 26, 2026
Understanding Florida's construction lien recording requirements helps bidders identify potential claims that may survive foreclosure.
Read more →September 26, 2026
Florida law sets strict one-year limits on construction liens. Here's what foreclosure investors must verify in public records.
Read more →September 18, 2026
In Riverside County, a mechanic's lien can survive foreclosure if the 20-day preliminary notice was properly served — and you won't find it in standard title searches.
Read more →September 6, 2026
In Idaho, mechanic's liens can leapfrog deeds of trust recorded months earlier. The 120-day claim window creates post-sale surprises for auction buyers.
Read more →September 2, 2026
Utah's relation-back doctrine lets mechanic's liens jump ahead of trust deeds in Salt Lake County foreclosures — a $40K lesson investors learn too late.
Read more →August 13, 2026
In Snohomish County, a mechanic's lien filed before the deed of trust can survive nonjudicial foreclosure—leaving buyers with five-figure construction debt.
Read more →August 8, 2026
In Orange County CA, architects and engineers hold mechanic's lien rights separate from general contractors—a risk that survives foreclosure if not properly extinguished.
Read more →July 30, 2026
Indiana allows mechanic's liens to attach up to 90 days before recording. A clean title search at auction means nothing if work was done in that hidden window.
Read more →July 21, 2026
California Civil Code §8460 creates a 90-day lien extension that survives foreclosure timing—and most investors discover it after the trustee sale.
Read more →July 16, 2026
California's relation-back doctrine can make a mechanic's lien senior to the mortgage you just foreclosed—even if the lien was recorded after the deed of trust.
Read more →June 21, 2026
A California investor bought a property expecting clear title, only to discover an unrecorded subordination agreement left a $340,000 construction loan in first position.
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