Obviously, the rules will differ from state to state.The most successful buyers have trusted bidders with cashier’s checks in multiple denominations (for cash sales) and the actual buyers have field runners and people to monitor multiple prospective properties at a given time and check sales status for postponements due to BK, etc.This is the case in larger metro markets where many properties could go to sale but few do so.There are often better ways to acquire properties then auctions.

And keep in mind that the rate on the 2nd lien will likely be 10-12% so depending on the cash flow it might not actually yield that much cash to you at closingMore importantly, it's just more debt so ultimately it sounds like you need an income-producing event to actually improve your situation and avoid some of the consequences that you mentioned

FHA rates are actually lower than conventional right now even though there is a monthly mortgage insurance it’s not much in most cases.

The course has broken website links, broken video links, and there was very little to no actual teaching going on between the student and instructor unless you would be willing to pay even more for that 1-on-1 training.

I closed two properties last night actually, both move-in ready, fully updated and rented. 

They actually failed to pay taxes in 1983 as well according to the follow up article below. 2 years later in 2017 the County reversed the sale voting 7-4 against “these out of town speculators trying to make a big payday” and for the fine people of their district. https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/SF-supervisors-to-vo...

You don’t start paying on the rehab portion until you actually draw that money, but you will need to start paying on the purchase price immediately. 

PadSplit host in Houston here, I was actually the first Houston host with my first property going live in April of 2021. 

How are you going to actually perform if you get a good response from someone? 

Actually my $50mm figure above is wrong.