As noted above, a lot of buyers in those auctions are the same people who buy dozens if not hundreds of houses in auctions, sometimes all over the state or multiple states.

If I add $50k or better $100k more value than the cost of the value add, do I care if I am negative a couple hundred a month?  

I own several hundred rental units in other states, otherwise I'd join you in helping cover the costs.

Solution: In the hundreds of people I have coached and mentored, having a smaller set of annual goals has not only correlated with a greater success rate but also a faster timeline of achieving those goals.4.

There were THREE HUNDRED FIFTY Aussies on same cruise!

I suspect this lender was just one of the hundreds of crooks out there doing teh advance feescam.If your interested watch the American Greed episode on Remington financial they do a deep dive into these companies..

But it should only be attorney cost, the deed and recording fees (few hundred) , maybe a final water cert.

Obviously it's a start but I don't think I can cash flow more than a few hundred dollars per property with zero down so what do I do next to keep growing my portfolio?

Hundreds of decks are probably about to fall down, since they are not up to code now. 

Than, a few hundred mill in LOANS (notes), so I had to give self a $30m bonus because I'm so awesome, right, just look at all that $....