Usually I look for scratch and dent deals at Lowes and Home depot and I also buy appliances from a guy that buys and re-sells Best Buy liquidations (he has eight large storage units full of appliances). 

Unless you are closing on the Property and then reselling, you have not really made an “investment”.

Double Closing : When you get a property under a purchase agreement between yourself and the seller and then actually close and within the same day, resell it to an investor-buyer.Closing and then reselling later: When you get a property under a purchase agreement between yourself and the seller and then actually close.

I struck gold and everyone is telling me I found a deal that doesn't exist anymore buying from resellers. 

The key is pretty simple - buy a house cheap enough so that you can make some repairs and resell for a profit (or just resell as is for a profit...although some people consider that "wholesaling").My best advice would be to learn as much as you can about your target market and costs to cure them.

If you are buying to resell, then the value (potential profit) is important.

You are usually better off buying from reputable resellers that buy larger bulk pools and then sell them off as one-offs.

Since this is a tax deed, you cannot resell the property with insurable title until you either 1. obtain a quiet title action from an attorney, or 2. wait for 4 years.I did the quiet title action and that cost about $1500.

Many agents will be open to you handling the negotiation if you let them know you intend to increase their commissions by allowing them to earn on both the purchase and the resell..

The new theme there was:Buy Distressed homes and resell at a premium with seller financing.