@Brandon M. -- PM sent.

Quote from @Ken M.: Quote from @Ron S.: Quote from @Dave Halevi: Quote from @Ron S.: so I understand...you are going to find leads and have people cold call and solicit them for what...to sell you their home?

Joseph,I think Owen's advise is your best route to finding out how the price compares to other options.  

The loan sponsors are Mark and Abraham Mermelstein, Yehuda Ruzohorsky, Boruch Fink, Joseph Friedman and Aaron Lazar, a consortium of investors who appear to have done deals together in the past.Two loans list Hannan Lis and Gideon Pfeffer as loan sponsors secured against the Retreat at Farmington Hills inthe outskirts of Detroit and the Verona at the Park development in Washington.

@Klejdi Banka College Station has a lot to offer with a solid economy backed by Texas A&M, the largest university in the US (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_public_u...)But similar to @Shawn McCormick comment about Orlando, we dont see 1% deals very often.

Quote from @Ken M.: Quote from @Yocheved Beer: Hi all,I want to start buying houses at the auctions but have a few questions,like how do I know the title is clear? 

If pressed in person, I'd be cordial but vague, non-committal and in a hurry, I might imply that I"m considering selling or something completely unrelated to him.

Building another maintenance hangar on that same basis in exchange for a slice of the shop's revenue.As @Joseph Zimlich pointed out, the terms of the ground lease are going to be critical - especially if the improvements revert to the municipality at lease end.

@Ben M.

if you're going to make a major purchase like this it has to be worth going there in person, potentially multiple times; setting up a team; looking at properties in person; etc.here's some good reading about what to expect.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1171104-the-m...