SUBREDDIT: r/personalfinance
TITLE: Can I do a home equity loan to get out of IRS mess?
POST: Hoping somebody with the right knowledge can help me out here.  Here are the main points of my situation

* I am basically self-employed (a C corporation) and I owe the IRS a hefty sum in back payroll taxes, penalties and interest.
* The same factors that got me in trouble with the IRS have basically reduced my credit score to a smoking pile of ash
* I am married, and my wife has a pretty good credit score
* We own the house we're living in, essentially free and clear
* We own another house (with a mortgage) that we have been unable to sell, so it is currently leased out

Is it feasible to get a home equity loan using the house as collateral to pay off the IRS debt?   The amount we would need to borrow would be less than 20% of the value of the home.  We make enough money to easily pay off the note, I would just like to get the IRS bastards off my back once and for all.

Thanks in advance.
TL;DR: 
Owe the IRS a bunch, my credit sucks, would like to get a home equity loan to pay the bloodsuckers off if possible