I'm in a good market and would hate for an owner-occupant bid opportunity to slip by me simply because I was waiting for my lease to end.

There is no highest and best on a HUD home and the Listing Agent has absolutely no involvement in the bidding or accepting process.

Rather than up my bid or get overly upset I just let him know that I was a serious buyer and that if anything happened where his contract fell through I could close quick. 

I would avoid the tiny back and fourth bids.

@Rickey Wiley When it comes to foreclosure auctions, you need to have the cash before you actually have the property (you have to pay right when you bid).

Hi everyone,My team and I picked up a Tax Deed property (I published details in Jaxville Tax Deed Property pics); we're looking to start getting bids on the roof as well as work on the inside. 

The low price attracts multiple offers and they will bid each other up.

You need to get bids from qualified contractors.The only advice I can give you though is it is likely to be very expensive.

I've had multiple people come and look at the projects, tell me they would get back to me with a bid, and that's the last I hear from them. 

I've had friends-of-friends that flip in Beloit and have only seen a good return (by their own definitions) when purchasing foreclosures away from the downtown area, and using only trusted contractors (not necessarily choosing the cheapest bids).