And what were the things you thought would be very difficult but turned out to be straight-forward later on?

Be straight forward with tenants. 

It could be he is lodged and charged after which you can take possession based on abandonment/non-payment.It's always a good idea to use an attorney but if you spend the time, read the laws it's a pretty straight forward process to evict on the grounds you stated.  

They gather data straight off Airbnb, VRBO, and a few other major STR rental companies that sell their data.

Actually seems fairly straight forward as far as auctions go, but I am certain there are a few things that must be completed before hand, like registering etc. 

Between $100k and $150k, the $25k ceiling is phased out in a straight line.2.

Hey Nolan, I echo the sentiment of many of the posters here - banks will straight up lie to you sometimes regarding what options are available (especially if that particular bank doesn't offer it) 

I attended nearly every in-person Chicago real estate meetup for about two years straight!

I haven't purchased leads myself, but I don't think it gets any better than getting them straight from your local newspaper or online service in your city.I think the accuracy has to be better.

But Airdna gets their data straight from Airbnb and VRBO and is 95% accurate every year when they compare numbers with Airbnb.