This particular house was purchased in the late 90's for $79K.  It is a rental property of one of our other companies.  It recently appraised for $275K.  Had we not paid the property tax for several years, the county could have foreclosed.  At the foreclosure auction this house could easily bring $200K, the taxes owed being $15K, would generate an overage of $185K, this amount is high but not unusual. We typically are looking at excesses in the thousands.  Excess funds, mortgage surplus, tax overbids are the remaining funds that are held by the county or state.  These funds are typically the property of the previous owner, the person that lost the property in the sale.  There are procedures in place to claim these funds.  People could claim their own surplus funds, although it is a challenging and lengthy process.  We are currently dealing with a claim being held up due to an A vs a W middle initial.  We specialize in handling overage claims.  We only get paid a percentage if the claim is successful.  There are no up front costs to you,  Some people think this must be some kind of scam, but we collect no credit card numbers, bank information, or money up front.  We will send you government notification of the surplus amount, and the state law that shows your rights to the money.  In most counties the tax collector is required to send you notice within 90 days.  This notice is mailed to your last address of record, the house that was foreclosed on.  It is estimated that 95% of the people never get the letter.  The county or state get to keep these funds after a period of time.  Let Scioto Asset Management work to reclaim your rightful cash!