Also know that the 10% is non refundable, so if you dont pay the balance due you forfeit the 10%, and you are buying subject to liens and encumbrances, I have purchased many sheriff sale deals, and have contemplated what you are asking, I have only come across a few banks that will sell their bid, I suppose you could pay the balance with someone elses money and then have a deed to them, but the rules recently changed and many counties are requiring the Clerk of Courts to record the deed which can take a day or 2 

We have contemplated selling our new home and moving back into the rental.

(Which is why I'm contemplating just moving to patch of land.)

In these cases, maintenance was rarely contemplated, but newer drafts will usually do so, if a proper Atty or Title Co. was involved.  -- one thing to take out of your head-- for MOST easements, 'whether or not it was paid for' is entirely irrelevant to you today. 

I am ready to invest and I am contemplating two options:1-Repackage my mortgage and get a lump sum of money in the form of a new mortgage (existing one + enough cash to invest) for a higher interest rate (between 6.5%-7.5%)...second mortgage not doable (e.g. 

@Ben LeybovichObviously investors should be contemplating an exit at some point, even if it is just a backup plan.

We are contemplating doing a limited partnership where the investor will supply the funds for purchase and rehab and I am bring everything else, my crews, my knowledge, the deal, my management, etc. 

I did look them up in a google search before posting and found mixed reviews which is why I was looking here to find someone with personal experience with them.I am contemplating going in to contract with them and will follow up here with my experiences.

I came up with it recently contemplating on how our life here on earth is very short but God made us to live on earth so might as well invest & own some of it while I'm here. 

I think the best course of action is to get a SFH I can afford if I see a solid investment on the market this year, but either way I’m going to save up for 2 years to have enough reserves and an increased income by cutting student debt to afford a duplex/triplex.One thing folks have mentioned is looking elsewhere, which is an option I’ve been contemplating.