So a much smaller lake but would be good for swimming/kayaking/paddle boarding.

(Every tax deed auction I've been to requires that you prove that you have the cash when you arrive to even get a bidder's paddle, and also requires cash payment for whatever you buy immediately after the auction ends.)If, by some chance, you found a tax deed auction that allowed for a longer window of time to pay and financing was allowed, then about the only types of financing that I could see even possibly working would be private money (from someone you actually know - like a family member) or maybe hard money (though that'd likely be a stretch too). 

Also I lost money on almost all of them and was happy to walk away at a loss just to be done mentally.Also as a PM company the amount of moving parts that happens reminds me of a duck crusing across the water.. on the surface everything is smooth and easy and under the water the feet are paddling like crazy...Then if the PM doesn't pick up the call on the first ring the owner says "They suck they never answer" We do an on-boarding orientation with our owners now to set the right expectations so they know what our role is and what their expectations of what we do so to lessen miscommunications on both sides..

Thus, the home transfered free and clear to the new owners....If not, my Sellers would have been up a creek without a paddle, as they did not even have the $1,000 to pay off the remaining amount ($1,000) of the lien.From the lien-holder's perspective, he had a choice of accepting the $3,000 as payment in full for the $4,000 judgment, or getting nothing if the home went through foreclosure...So, in short, always remember that there are more things to consider than just the seller's lender when completing a short-sale (pre-foreclosure or not).

You can't get a bidder's paddle unless you register, but anybody can go and watch. 

The people that do it are getting by on the skin of their teeth and if the market winds shift against you, you'll be up a creek without a paddle.

Assume it takes a bite out of water skiing and paddle boarding .  

Housing pricing needs to drop by around 35%If none of these happen, millenials and Gen Z is up a creek with absolutely no paddles.

It is clear even to his own attorney that once we get into court for the hearing, he is up a creek without a paddle.

My quest has now led me to expanding my thinking, and possibly making deals with Banks that own land, or individuals that own land and then obtaining loans from them to develop these lots/land.As my father always said:  "Real estate is like the ocean, no one or no entity can control it all, and the best way to become part of it, is to simply paddle out and catch the next wave to ride."