i have a question about tax sales and foreclosures does a foreclosure have to take place before a tax sale , I purchased a property at last years tax sale , then i got an e-mail from a bank stating they wanted to redeem , i question this and went to the county court house to ask questions and talked to a judge for 3 hours as she looked things up . after all that she said looks like i have a diamond in the ruff it looked like something was not filed right but could not tell me what it was . now i have gotten 2 letters from a lawyers office demanding that i sign the redemption papers. after the second letter they file foreclosure papers and are now asking for the court to allow them to redeem without me signing off . i am trying to find a lawyer to talk to but have had no luck . can someone please tell me what i need to do . thank you.

Lots of REIA's and the Black Diamond events that @Ann Bellamy has are great places to learn about investing and meet lots of great contacts to help you grow your business.Also @Justin Silveriois getting together a Meetup for local BP members next month:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86/topics/97565-the-unofficial-biggerpockets-boston-meetup

Regardless of product type, most active owners don't have time to weed through the sea of overpriced/misrepresented crap that tends to be found on Loopnet and similar listing sites, then find that "diamond in the rough" and go down that road for a week only to find out his 12% cap is in reality more like a 6% cap. 

For anyone that has purchased a Performing Note with FCI Diamond Status which due diligence reports would you recommend purchasing from their site?

I'd also recommend going to the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham (alternates every other month with their Worcester location, next Waltham one is May).  

Quote from @Kathy Diamond: Hi all, I know this thread is 6 yrs old, who's still investing in Poughkeepsie and is there a meetup? 

@Diamond Lovelace, I'd second what @Russell Brazil said.

@Tina Jenkins If you are looking for a property Manager in Burlington, I know of a Diamond Realty in Burlington Iowa.Diamond Realty 1900 West AveBurlington, Iowa 52601

Maybe I should be the one teaching classes and offering a platinum diamond program .

You can’t eat it or buy diamonds and furs.