That's why I'd rather focus just on the very few high $$ properties each year, rather than battle it out with the "regulars"on lower priced stuff, I think you're often better off looking at the other methods of finding them, OR maybe putting some effort into it but its no easy game there at all.Lastly, if you want to hear a TRUE story of FAILURE at the auction, here's one that happened to ME!

All standard stuff.

I clearly know my stuff BUT that's the thing, I am way too busy DOING transactions to run around burning time doing BPO's unless they are for my clients and connected to something actionable.   

If I didn't get a switch initiated in time for an STR guest's arrival, I could put myself in hot water.

There are some indications that they may not sign, some personal family stuff that I don't want to get into. 

Stuff always comes up you don't expect.

I was looking at placing some money into a passive investment of sorts and was considering Fundrise or Arrived.

However, more importantly is that in certain areas they have restrictions and you have to get what is called a vacant building inspection report before you sell the property which is essentially a laundry list of stuff you have to do before you sell the property (or you can have the new buyer agree to fix those things by signing a document).

Yeah, the whole real estate investor seminar stuff is always funny to me.

Simple maintenance stuff.