You are also asking for a sleazy salesman to win you over on pretty terms all for them to change at closing. 

The winning bidder "won" with a $200,000 final price.

We have learned quite a bit during that time and have had some wins and losses (learns). 

In fact, if I have enough investors that I am working with for both buying and selling their investment properties, then it is a Win-Win situation. 

I have a handful of my employees tried to make false injury claims, but they could never win, since my safety program has an embedded clause that they had not sustained injury during last weeks work, and when it is time for me to do a closeout on the project, they had to sign that the job was done and completed thereby no more work is left for them, this prevents them from collecting unemployment and making false injury claims.Anyway, I won't tell you what you must do to constitute right path, but I will give a scenario where it could go south, what you do with the thought is up to you.

These professional markets are eager to win your business right now, even through the holidays as we speak (or type)!

If you happen to win more than one bid at the tax sale, you will only have to do this once.

Way too much gambling/luck aspect to it and even when you win for the year the tax rate is awful compared to long term gains. 

Especially in the days of buying foreclosures, cash deals was a key to winning contracts.Paying cash also has flexibility for value add deals, where after you reposition and retenant the property, you will seek a mortgage. 

Slow and steady wins the race mate.Too many guru's and marketing companies pumping leverage to rookies because they make more money, the more somebody buys.Being patient and using all cash to begin is always safer in the long run.Build the foundation of your portfolio with cash and make it strong.After a few years, look at using leverage for faster growth.And only after you have experienced the true income and expenses of your portfolio and not just paper figures.Cash is KingCashflow is QueenLeverage is the Peasant Just my opinion 🙏