But you should ask when considering making a bid just to be safe, because there is the possibility that a seller has included them in there...

We've already experienced this, missing out on the chance to bid on property by hours, because someone saw the house on Monday when we wanted to go in on Sunday but didn't get to until Tuesday because my agent was unavailable.

I think I'm ready to ask to see a property and put a bid on it, but I'm concerned I may be missing something since the Cash Flow #s seem significantly higher (better) when using the SFH_Rental_Analysis spreadsheet than my own 'back of the envelope' calculations and since there's so much more going on in that spreadsheet than my own I'm not sure what I may be missing.The Facts:I'm looking at a property that the seller is asking about half of what Zillow estimates the property to be worth, and about $10k less than its last sold value. 

.#1....If it is a live auction...go...see who bids....talk to them...find out what their strategy is...take them to coffee, take them to lunch....offer to help do leg work. 

You will get into bidding wars on properties under the $400K mark you see on Redfin.

If we aren't successful in our bid, then I suppose we have to chalk it up to a cost of doing business.  

Bloomberg published this article today to summarize a Redfin report that one third of home buyers in the U.S. are bidding on houses sight unseen:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-26...Most if not all of this activity occurs in hot markets.

I'm tired of fighting with these investors with these crazy bidding wars in my area.

I would not order title work until you have remove the preliminary contingencies of home inspection, rehab bids and financing, unless you have reason to think that there are issues on title.

I have not bought, or even bid on my first REI.