when I stopped back the next day I noticed there was garbage piled up in front of the house and by the garbage cans, still a few items left in the house and a final bag of trash hanging on the back door...They had been moving all day and were dead tired.

So when we went to close I had a bodyguard, withdrew 70k in cash from the bank, put it in a plastic shopping bag and drove to our closing.

Look for kitty litter trays and bags/cans of cat food and cat toys.

The front yard has completely overgrown bushes, tools and bags of mulch that have been there for years.The neighbors informed me the owner moved out of state about 6 months ago to retire and will figure out how to sell it down the road.Ideally, I would love to hold on to the property as it is right next to another rental property I own but I only have about $65-70K max to spend.

In every auction, I see a handful of cert holders left holding the bag on practically worthless parcels.

It doesn't mean you need to drop off a bag of money to someone.

The home had a 10'x20' storage building that was full of trash bags and loose trash.

But I would not do this for the first deal.By having her put her money in up front, you reduce the risk of her disappearing with your money and leaving you holding the bag on a house that's worth less than what you put in.

That takes you straight to d-bag level in my book.

Bryan you let the cat out of the bag...no disclosure til its done and sold!