I did some mobile home deals down there (4 total) and the change in immigration laws and the recurring storms has really dented the demand down there. 

As a total beginner at the time, I found the educational content helpful and informative.

I don’t focus on the total interest paid over time metric.

Obviously if the value is low that's one thing, but what if I pay and they deny me for some other reason?

Obviously anything can be negotiated or it depends on what you agreed upon, but what do peers in the industry consider acceptable for this and whats considered unreasonable... 

If you are ever looking for a good contractor he is someone who I obviously trust. 

If I used cash it would have been $8,500 and if I used Amex travel portal or United portal it would have been hundreds of thousands of those hard earned points :)Not a total expert but happy to give tips :)

Obviously, the rules will differ from state to state.The most successful buyers have trusted bidders with cashier’s checks in multiple denominations (for cash sales) and the actual buyers have field runners and people to monitor multiple prospective properties at a given time and check sales status for postponements due to BK, etc.This is the case in larger metro markets where many properties could go to sale but few do so.There are often better ways to acquire properties then auctions.

As a self operator the total investment into this project was $420k.

Obviously they are running against the zoning policies, always feel like doing something in the gray.