just go to the sale if the opening bid is what you state it will probably revert back to the lender .. then the lender will hire an agent to list and sell it.. you make your offer then.

STR's aren't impossible here, but depending on the area, you'll find them to be extremely seasonal.Other strategies that have worked for me and my clients is the MTR route, there's a robust hospital system in both NYC & LI that is always hiring contracted nurses for 3-6 months contracts. 

Attorneys can help (once hired) with securities offerings and marketing compliance.  

You are doing all the tax savings such as HRA, 401k hiring kids, and writing off auto.

They can provide steady rental income and tend to be easier to manage than larger complexes.Management: Since real estate investing can require hands-on management, think about whether you want to manage the property yourself or hire a property management company.

Are you looking to become their go-to cleaner or researching to hire your own? 

@Amaris BenjaminPost here on the forums and join some Facebook groups asking people if they need helpI have hired people that way in the past (not looking now)@jamie Bateman has hired off BiggerPockets I believe as well as Dan DeppenNot sure who is looking - but if you want to know if someone is legit just ask me I will tell you.

Hire an attorney and post the court costs and attorney costs to their account. 

Did you do them yourself or hire help?

While I’m no fan of realtors, and think they are often overpaid and under qualified, the idea about not being tied down is one of the dumbest compliant’s, in literally every other line of work, you get tied down, go hire a lawyer, you pay them by the hours, go hire a doctor you pay them by the hour, and you are not being tied technically, you could agree to pay two agents out of pocket, but of course no one does this for the same reason no one pays two lawyers.