All Forum Posts by: Erin Elam

Hi all, hopefully I can revive this thread regarding B4A - my first question is why in the world can't we spell out the entire company name on this site? Auction.com and RealtyBid among others are written and viewable but this one company - we can't even see their name? It makes me wonder how reputable they really are.

Besides the fact that when I Google them, the first result is a complaint site. Does anyone have a good experience with B4A? They are still in business so I guess they can't be too bad, or not enough complaints yet?

I'm interested in this particular site due to some low pricing, but I know BP is all things real estate so I'm trying to get a better feel for what an experience with B4A is really like.

I've read not-so-good things about auction.com, but people still use them. So I'm wondering if B4A is the same concept - enter at your own risk and the risk just might pay off..OR if there should be a DO NOT ENTER warning on them lol.

Any and all insight would be much appreciated!

Erin

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Originally posted by @Benjamin Blackburn:

Hey @Rose Ventura

It's $50 for a CD ROM. Go to the site, click on contact us and there will be a form to request open records. Send them a fax and they'll respond within a few hours. You can either pick up the CD or get it mailed to you directly. The list is compiled of only names, addresses and delinquent balances. The downer is that you will not be able to filter out corp owned, commercial buldings etc... But Good luck. It took me a few phone calls down there to find this.

What site has this information to order this CD?

Erin

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Houston, Texas

Originally posted by @Jonathon Martin:

I am aware of Daily Court Review as well as the Hctax.net!
I am currently looking for someone to get in contact with so I can order or request a list for Tax Deliquents. Is this possible?

like requesting a Tax Deliquent Roll?

Hi Johnathan, did you ever get an update on where this list might be?

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Originally posted by @Jeremy Trubenstein:

@JosephNewton I used to specifically target the tax lien and foreclosure auction in Ft Worth. In the 2000's, it was a great deal. Today, because of our market, everybody is a rehabber and flipper, and the tax auction is like low hanging fruit. Everyone is there. They get over bid by huge sums. Even vacant land now is overbid. You also need your cash on hand for these purchases. In Tarrant county, there is typically half a dozen auctions going on simultaneously, with bank foreclosures being read out, the tax lien auction itself, and Auction.com running their own.

I would suggest, you go down and watch the fun (first Tuesday of every month, except when it falls on a holiday). There are different providers who will offer you the lists for whatever their prices are. You can use the tarrantcounty.com (which has the auction list for free online) and TAD.com websites to find owner information, taxes paid, taxes owed, etc... You'll need to dig a little deeper to find any other liens, so make friends with a title company as well. There are still deals to be made, but it's very few and far in between.

I hope this helps a little. You are more than welcome to reach out if you need more specifics. Good luck!

Hi Jeremy,

On the TAD.com sites you mention - is this information in a user friendly format? I went to TAD.gov on my phone and it mentioned delimited versions, I don't know what that means and my storage on my phone is running low so I didn't try to download it -is the delimited data the way you were able to decipher this information? Is it readable?

It's so strange how the county can easily convert this data into readable content when they are sending these bills to the homeowners but act like the data must be jumbled for anyone else smh lol.

Erin

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Originally posted by @Anthony Aguillard:

Did anyone find anybody who can scrub these list? Please advise. Thanks.

Hi Anthony

I'd like to know this answer as well - did you ever get an answer?

Erin

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Originally posted by @Thomas Guillory:

Hey Joe, I was able to get the Tarrant County List from the Tax Assessor's office but it's comprehensive, meaning the entire tax roll. You'll then have to have the data converted from ASCII to excel or something user friendly. The fee is $100 in CD format or you can set up an FTP site and provide the address to the county.

I hope this helps

Hi Thomas, can you tell us how you got these files converted from ASCII to excel?

Is the CD format in an excel sheet or something like that?

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Originally posted by @Brandon Richards:

Ask and ye shall receive. I source through dozens a week. Send me a message with your email and I'll send you what I get. We can meet up and discuss your needs as an investor and move forward on pursuing your goals.

Hi Brandon,

Do you still have access to a list of birddog's in the DFW area?

Erin

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Originally posted by @Tom Gimer:

@Les Lazarus H&M handles both REO auctions and foreclosures. To me "they pulled it" means the foreclosure sale was cancelled.

If that is not the case, hire an attorney and enforce the terms of the sale.

Tom, why wouldn't the auction know in a timely manner that the property they have up for sale is no longer available? I'm wondering why they wouldn't pull it immediately so that someone doesn't end up in this situation?

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Originally posted by @Sonya Peterson:

I would like to bid on a property on Hudson & Marshall, do I wait until my bid is accepted to do title work or will they allow that after your bid is accepted?

How did this work out for you?

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