Here are your keys and I will see you in court.3.)

Since I assume the court won't even be aware of it until the foreclosure occurs, is there any way to get some sort of notification so I don't miss it?

Did I mess up by giving up home court advantage?

Evictions take three weeks and are cheap and when you do end up in court the judges seem to lean towards the landlord as long as you are doing the right thing.

Its not whether its legal or not, its all about how much it costs to defend yourself in court..

Laws vary, and since you aren't sure of the ones that apply in your situation, find out before you take an action that a court could take issue with if the previous owners filed a complaint or lawsuit.

My question is if I can legally pay some money to the seller outside of closing so the reported sale price that goes to the court house is less.

In short, here is the way the court looks at it: if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, its a duck...so act like a duck!

then lots of time and money, and never ending court battles.

I call property managers, check ads (and occasionally will cold call a few of them), reach out to REI clubs in that area, check the public records (in some areas), collect the data via rental applications (if I already have a deal at least under contract), chat with some of the staff in the local HUD office, court records (especially eviction related dockets), etc.Additionally, you'd probably be surprised how many times I've been able to glean a golden nugget or 2 while chatting with some people at Home Depot.