Full disclosure: I have never gone to a TX auction and I'm not particularly familiar with foreclosure law in your state.Here in Los Angeles county they hold auctions every business day, often at multiple venues.

However, on your last point I think most people in this venue will disagree with you.

@Dan Close - I have a large (3,950 sq foot, 7BR) old mansion located at 1190 East Broadway, impressive woodwork and details, just between the two new Edwards Communities developments and a couple of blocks up the street from the new Paristown Point development (KCA's new event venue).

There will be a $10 charge to cover the cost of the venue.

I will definitely do my best to make the venue and hope to meet you all.

I've attended a couple of REIA's and felt like they were a venue to upsell something.

If you need help with a venue let me know.

They own their venue for the past couple years http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?

But, in general, if you have them visibly listed via enough venues and they still aren't moving, it's all about price and yours is too high.

Some properties went from on revenue stream to 4 different ones...4- I use the business of REI and created an LLC to defer some of the profits through to family members to help pay for their college as they are "employees" of my REI business and I can deduct (pay for their college)  As i can use about 5k a year as education expenses. 5- Since my siblings are employees of my businesses and are in sales and marketing for the business they use a wrapped (lettered in advertisement) company vehicle going back and forth to school and other business related venues.