Those that specialize in the chasing foreclosures (and some that don't) will be knocking on the owner's door.  

1.Knock the door.2.Skip trace the owner.Just a thought....if you can in fact buy at the tax sale you may get it cheaper and with non-governmental liens wiped out....but perhaps with a right of redemption.Before the sale you might pay more, but then maybe you are the only bidder and no redemption period.

Approaching owners and buying before auction knocks out the competition. 

I ask what the hell she thinks she is doing and would she not think about knocking on my door or texting me that she is here and to leave the building immediately. 5 mins later!!!!

Newbs tend to get nervous and scrap an underperforming ad, not knowing that the difference of changing the ad image or the opening line of text or the call to action button (literally just one of those) can make the difference between an underperforming ad and one that knocks it out of the park—It’s crazy!

Also, being that it’s such a small list have you considered door knocking?

My question is there is popular talk about the "BRRR" which I love the concept, I'm not trying to knock it at all.

Write it off as tuition for School of Hard Knocks and change policy 2 money order or some other form of non bounceable payment.

When developers roll in and start knocking down houses built in the fifties to put up $800K homes, all that goodness just flows right past the condo complex. 

I’m in the process of buying my first home, I have two strong options one has been on the market for about a year and is a 2 family with 3 beds in each unit listed at 149,900$ also has a finished attic but needs new siding (estimate about 14-18k).The second is also a 2 family listed at 129,900$ one unit has 1 bedroom the other unit is 3bed room home needs no work except garage needs to be rebuilt or knocked down (which I would prefer to rebuild)  which in estimating to be at least 15k.