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Updated over 6 years ago on . Most recent reply

Buying an auction house in cash before having funding planned?
For the record, this is NOT my plan. I'm curious if anyone has ever bought a house at auction (in cash) just because its such a good deal? And then figured out the hard money lending for renovations after?
I'm new to this so please forgive me if this is a newbie question
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I have my hard money lender(s) lined up before the auction. After a successful bid, I call him with the details and he emails me the loan docs. The next day I have the docs notarized and arrange title/property insurance, then we meet and exchange loan docs/insurance/checks and pay for the auction. In Arizona, we have to pay for an auction (trustee) the next business day. A hard money lender who works with auctions should be able to get you funded very quickly if you have set things up with them beforehand.