Lots of Frustration: Buying government-seized properties can be more of a nuisance than it’s worth Post author By tgeller Post date 18 August 2013 — I wrote this 2000-word article for San Francisco Chronicle. —Article as it appeared on the webA feature article about tax auctions in the Bay Area, for the Sunday San Francisco Chronicle’s real-estate section. ← Review: Scrivener → Review: Adobe Illustrator CS3