It seems to be the norm in this field anymore.

When you have a 40 plus year career at this its easy to talk about a lot of subjects.. and we all have learned the hard way myself included.. its why we give back to the BP community to try to help them through the learning curve.. there are a lot of threads on BP that talk about the risk of this type of investment. where this one gets a little wild is this is the first time someone with so much social media success in a different field jumped into the fray and started selling this stuff.. 

Obviously, the rules will differ from state to state.The most successful buyers have trusted bidders with cashier’s checks in multiple denominations (for cash sales) and the actual buyers have field runners and people to monitor multiple prospective properties at a given time and check sales status for postponements due to BK, etc.This is the case in larger metro markets where many properties could go to sale but few do so.There are often better ways to acquire properties then auctions.

You aren't getting reps in the field.

They are communicating with the Asset Manager and the Field Service Manager. 

Not necessarily to become licensed, just to learn In an efficient and cost effective manner the basics that are necessary knowledge to be able to make informed decisions in the real estate field.   

(Only if you are SERIOUS about real estate as your wealth/career vehicle.)Make sure you join a brokerage that is large, established, and has a reputation for top performance and excellent training.Once you learn the basics and get out into the field to see the state of the market, you'll learn the price points and be able to know a good/great deal when you stumble across it.I have made some of my best (most lucrative) buys from meeting with a seller who wants to list, and when we discussed the price, I knew it fit my parameters, so I bought it! 

There are however, compelling reasons why AI can be valuable in this field. 1.

This is the time to call in favors with plumber buddies and or ppl you might know in this field.

It was pretty wild I brought my plane down from Oregon and had it hangered at Hawkins field which I did not realize at the time was the middle of the hood.. but it was safe and Jackson was a good base to fly to my other markets.