So the strategy seems to be buying 100 liens at low or no interest and maybe a tiny fraction don't get redeemed and you have a huge windfall by acquiring the property. 

They are acquiring existing Private Placements and fractional ownership shares.

SearchText=envelopes&IndexArea=Products&fsb=yWhen ordering overseas you would usually have to buy a half million, but at fractions of a penny pricing.

Only a fraction of upside owners are listing their props as short sales.

The amount of money that a Pro account costs annually is a fraction of the cost I would have had to pay for what I am learning.And how can you beat learning from investors who live the business every day versus people who make their money primarily from selling books/seminars/etc about real estate investing?

A RVM is a series of 2 calls being sent within a fraction of a second apart.

It Looks like a granite or marble surround at a fraction of he cost of real stone slab, but this could end up costing a lot more than tile up front with less maintenance down the road.    

Given their obvious financial situation, it makes the negotiation process quite a bit easier, because it's not hard to call their bluff.When I buy properties with delinquent taxes, I always factor the cost of their tax bill into the offer and I pay off the taxes as part of the closing - I just write this into the terms of the purchase agreement (and keep in mind, my offer is usually just a fraction of the property's full market value - so it's not hard to do this).When I don't want to buy the property myself (but I still know it's a great deal), I'll try to give the purchase agreement a term of 90 days (maybe even 180 days if I can swing it) and then assign the contract to another buyer (I can do this because my contract has an assignment clause in it).

The vast inventory of properties has brought many properties to discounted prices never even seen before, so the possibility of buying an amazing property for a fraction of the original price is very high.HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.

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