It seems like the order of the liens is according the chronology of when the deeds of trust are recorded at the county, correct?

A lot can change in 6 years but this is stunning.Pictorial Chronology of Detroit

I have been listing properties for HUD for 4 years and my experience is the accept bids in chronological order.Example- Bid #1 submitted 1st day of listing is full price offer, 6% commission Bid #2 submitted 2nd day of listing is $10,000 over list, 6% commission Bid #3 submitted 2nd day of listing is $15,000 over list, 6% commission.HUD accepted bid #1 because it met their criteria for this property.

The best part of all is that posts and replies here are logged in chronological order, so your flippant ignorance will be here on display for as long as BP exists.Instead of spouting demonstrably and colossally wrong garbage, you could at least try to respond to the points I've made.I clearly understand the role of wholesalers. 

The states we’ve flipped houses in include (in chronological order), Kansas, Oregon, Idaho, Maine, Missouri and were looking to move to Kentucky.

I also thought I remembered reading somewhere we have to process applications in chronological order.

It's full of practical advice on marketing, screening applications, building a lease, dealing with late rent, etc.Once you have a basic understanding of what a Landlord does, start making a spreadsheet list of everything you will need to know to do:Marketing vacant unitsScreening applicantsLease agreementCollecting rentLate rentLease violationsComplaints from neighborsUnauthorized animalsUnauthorized roommatesPest controlLandlord terminate leaseTenant terminate leaseI would start chronologically based on which problem I'm more likely to face first.

I read a few articles on BiggerPockets on how to begin investing, but I feel like they are geared more to what is required to be successful rather than a step by step guide on the chronological of things. 

I'm not exactly sure how, but if you can find a chronological list of Brandon's blog posts by title, that'd be tremendous. 

If you can't figure out how to filter by a date rate, try ordering (largest to smallest) by the MLS #, they are often chronological numbers in many MLSes and ordering by that field will put the most recent listings at the top.