@Tyler GilpinEach HUD office in every County publishes FMR ( Fair Market Rent ) reports each year.Just google Name of Counit HUD FMR and it should pop up.You might have to dig around to find it.Or call the local HUD office and they will point you in the right direction 

It took a little while, but when it popped up on the MLS I was well-prepared to submit an offer and even in a multi-offer scenario I was able to make my offer stand out (happy to go into how we did that if that'd be helpful)

If these were real motivated sellers, he wouldn't sell them for a bit over 1 buck a pop.

Hope the market cools down soon and possibly something reasonable pops up. 

 There’s a funny Key and Peele comedy sketch called “ You can’t con a con artist when you’re also a con artist” where two scammers try to scam each other without realizing the other is a scammer.

AS we did this for a few decades in a few select counties you would see the same names and same parcels pop up only to be redeemed last minute as you note..

This thread reminds me of the story of Tsukahara Bokuden, one of the most famous martial artists of all time.

Happy to help answer any financing questions whenever they pop up.Thank you, Hey Jack, thanks for the connect!

There was no funds investing billions at a pop before.

Would love to chat through this situation with you as I am always pulled to invest in Western PA when student rentals pop up near SRU.