Has anyone ever bid on a tax certificate or purchased a property via Ebay?

I will definitely give them a call tomorrow as we are in the process of selecting 3 GC´s to check the property and submit bids.

If it doesn't hit the above HUD probably also won't believe you will live there as your primary residence and may decline your bid until the investor period.

Also get multiple bids for ur floors cause as a small retailer I can beat Lowe’s and Depot on price and install.

I even told the seller that I would back out before DD expired if I can't get a contractor to fill out the bid paperwork by expiration.

It all depends what the winning bid is at auction.

I’ve bid on a couple of foreclosures and waiting on an answer .

That's great news for you-- you'll likely find a house with potential for improvement, and it seems like you'll be an owner occupant, which is an advantage in the bidding process on many (not all) of their properties.  

For those who are familiar with South and NE Minneapolis, that price doesn't exist, when a duplex is listed for 250k in one of those neigborhoods there are usually 15-20 people at a showing and the seller asks for highest bids to be made by a certain date.  

Purchasing involves combing through perhaps hundreds of candidates over a period of months, creating a short list, visiting properties in person, bidding, hopefully winning one, then managing a rehab, and then interviewing property managers, and then hiring one.