By you doing this for the Seller, it is like a ton of bricks has been lifted from their shoulders and they feel free again.

If they knew the minimum bid was going to be significantly less than the amount owed, this is not in the public record and is usually only known at all the day before the auction.Sometimes if it is a sheriff Sale the sheriff will publish this info on their website.Mostly though, in more rural areas you can't get this info.Remember, lenders often have reps at auctions so the people who knew could have been attornies or reps connected to the case.Sometimes, you need to do some snooping over shoulders at the auction to see where they get their info, sometimes you can just ask them or ask the auctioneers after the auction where to get this info in advance.

You sound like you have a great head on your shoulders.

:shoot: Have you joined or at least attended a local REIA meeting where you can rub shoulders with other RE investors?

Lower your shoulders and exhale!

Keep looking over your shoulder cos here I come.

A newbie real estate agent may get the cold shoulder from more established agents.

From finding a property to closing out a buyer or tenant there are a hundred little things that have to come together and no one is looking over your shoulder helping you figure it out.

It would rest on the tenants shoulders as they created the expense.

You never want to be caught "structuring" - that is bad and you will be looking over your shoulder forever wondering when a Grand Jury is thinking of looking into your practices.