We purchased our home located in XXXX, Washington in XXXX of 2010. The title search revealed no outstanding mortgages on this property, so the previous owner, XXXX XXXX, walked out of the title office with a check for the full proceeds of the sale. 

Shortly after we moved in, XXXX began leaving envelopes on our doorstep addressed to the previous owner that came from XXXX home retention department. We immediately contacted XXXX XXXX and they reran the search and again came up with no record of any liens on our property. 

Several months passed and notices began to appear at our door to contact Green Tree Servicing. Unfortunately I was told that unless I had permission from the long since vanished previous owner, they would not talk to me. I did have XXXX representative at XXXX time tell me that they owned our home and that we should contact XXXX County and ask them about the missing deed of trust. 

I contacted XXXX XXXX and they agreed to open a claim against our title insurance in case Green Tree attempted to foreclose. XXXX further research revealed that an out of state title company recorded the deed in XXXX County, making it null and void according to XXXX claims attorney. A phone call to XXXX County also revealed that XXXX County notified the title company, but this title company failed to refile in XXXX County. The State of Minnesota eventually shut this title company down. 

We then began to have representative from Green Tree 's local foreclosure contractor ( XXXX XXXX ) ring our doorbell asking for the prior owner and leaving the same " contact us '' pamphlet behind. Eventually they quit showing up and no foreclosures were initiated. 

Apparently Green Tree has n't completely given up. For the past several years they have continued paying half of our property taxes. Our own bank pays the first installment and so does Green Tree. I contacted the County to find out who has made this year 's first tax installment and it once again was Green Tree Servicing. XXXX XXXX still has an open file, but Green Tree refuses to talk to them as well. 
