[rushpat]

In all things, you must pick and choose your battles. From my own family's experience, I would definitely make sure your wife is totally on board with this. My dad decided to battle the IRS back in the mid-80's and he did not seek my mom's approval, and they lost their house, and it put a tremendous strain on their relationship for the remainder of his life.



Do everything you can to protect your home first. If you do decide to go this route, do the Land patent first, then the rest. The basic rules are:



Protect your assets

Get educated

Take action



In that order. If you don't, you'll probably lose. Do you owe more on the house than it would sell for?