Congratulations on finishing the project, a victory in itself.

The problem as he sees it is no one really predicted a Trump victory, and rather than our economic balloon deflating and then properly inflating again, it continued to inflate, now the air is starting to come out.

@Richard Pierre-Victor i know people who are licensed with brokers AND wholesale, but I'm not sure I'd ever do it (in the same state, regardless of state). 

The best you can arrive at is true par either way, up to you how much time you want to spend on that (you need a broker if you want to save time), or if you need the emotional sense of victory (you need a banker if you want to be quoted something high, that you negotiate down, for that emotional victory [in marital situations, this is often REQUIRED, and mortgage brokers suck at fulfilling this marital requirement]).You can also swap rate for fee and fee for rate to your heart's desire through either channel, I typically just show my California clients the wholesale rate sheet and let them tell me what they want.

Even then, it was not a total victory.

Having the important things done first gives you the early victories and an increased confidence the remainder of the day.

Ralph Andrews of Andrews & Leung, PLLC, 1855 Victory Blvd...Great lawyer, smart and friendly.

@Victoria L Richardson, @Wayne Brooks is correct, the danger is that the former owner will redeem for a legally allowed amount that is less than the 3rd party's purchase price paid for the tax deed.DO NOT believe people who tell you they have fixed up the property so it is now too expensive to redeem, or you can do that yourself. 

No matter what you pick, it is yours... it will have bumps, it will have mistakes, but as long as you keep going, it will have victories. 

I'm glad we have this space where we can celebrate our victories because I feel like its tacky to celebrate with my local circle because so many experienced great loss.