Take it all with a grain of salt and doo your comparing.     

If you're a new investor always take these with a grain of salt.

I have not house-hacked, so take this with a grain of salt, but I am thinking about it from the financial perspective, and it's analogous to owning a two- or three-family house, where you live in one of the units and rent out the others.  

That is why you must take with a grain of salt investors here who claim that they "forced appreciation" and their property is now worth "double."

Louis, but currently live in Salt Lake City, Utah.

He has a team of people who research everything and they guarntee in writing that title is clear and there are no leins etc.I however wanted to ask all of you here what needs to be researched before buying a property at auction because I take what people tell me with a grain of salt, so I wanted to get input from more people.I understand buying property at auction has a greater risk because you can not inspect it and it is truely as-is, but people are doing it so I am trying to learn the steps needed to take before going to auction.

Sometimes you do need to take what you hear with a grain of salt, or else you will never buy anything.  

However, any of us agents worth our salt will vet that for our clients when buying so it won't be much of a problem for you.

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a good CPA in Davis or Salt Lake County who has experience doing taxes for real estate investors.Thanks,John

It also might provide a workaround for the current SALT cap.