The final bid price varied depending on the property.

Using a VA loan for a second property, where I’d move in and rent out my current home.When I made an offer on a fixer-upper (I didn’t win that bid), the loan officer mentioned it might be difficult to convince the underwriter why I’d need another VA loan for a second property in the same area, especially since the new home is almost identical to my current one (same size, age, school district, etc.).

Have you had anyone else bid out the work?

There are no other title search services specifically setup to work with investors and provide the type of report you need to bid at the county auctions without losing your shirt.  

That means competition and sellers wanting you to get into a bidding war.

We have 3 months left of 2024 which means now that the rates have spiked down hundreds of thousands of people will come to the market with an offer.A large number of new home buyers and investors means multiple bids and offers plus more coming in over asking price.

Solicit bids from national firms.

I did not get any bids but the same person was hired for all of it.

If you want top dollar you should list here and everywhere such as FB marketplace FB groups, Zillow, Craig's List etc.You want to stir up a bidding war.

House worth 400k needs 100k of work and agent is listing it for 435k telling you it’s a handyman project  With my experience the last year a lot of houses go under contract and then reappear so just stick true to your numbers and don’t get wrapped up into a bidding warI hope my little rant helps but good luck to you and maybe will be out there bidding on some houses lmao good luck brother!