<prompt> Human: Hello Reddit,This is a throwaway account, Ive been coming to Reddit for 4 years now and this will be the first time Ive ever had to ask for help.My father passed away almost 10 years ago, in June of 2002. With the money left from his life insurance, my mother purchased a house for us to live in, which is the one we are still currently living in. We have no mortgage payments or any sort of payments for the house besides bills and the taxes on it.Thats where the problem comes in, my mother remarried and apparently the taxes just didnt get paid by my step-dad for a few years, if I handled the finances, everything would be fine but I would have only been in my early-mid teens at the time, I am 22 now.Anyways, there are about 6,000 that needs to be paid on back taxes on it.I have a 1996 GMC Sierra SLE and a 2007 Yamaha Vino 125 that together I am hoping to sell for a total of 5,000 and then I have about 2,500 in savings so even if I just sold the Sierra for 3,500 I would be able to make the payment.I currently switched jobs from working for a television station doing Graphic Design work for 2.5 years to a new job working for United States Postal Service.Since I have switched jobs, banks arent allowing me to get a lone since I havent worked at my new job for 6 months.Im sorry if all of this seems really jumbled but essentially I am just asking what I should do?  <response>: Didnt your mother realize the taxes were due?Since the home is hers, why is it her new husbands responsibility.Has it already gone to a tax sale??You probably have time to work this out.I agree with Voerendaalse that taking out a small mortgage, just enough to pay the back taxes, is the best option. 