They have a great online system where they provide updates that you can see pictures and videos and a calendar so you can see dates when things will be completed. 

@Gerard Aliberti I’m somewhere between an amateur & a pro but I’d say the answer lies in the calendar.

In many CA jurisdictions, you'll need the case no. to view calendar notes and bench orders.Of course, it's like hearing the results of a race while en route to the track.

Some allow as few as 10 calendar days and goes up to 30 days.But the OP has to be able to put up some kind of deposit at the auction, and if he lacks the cash to close the balance then that deposit is forfeited.

However, left to themselves, it will take about eight calendar days from the time I fax in the paperwork until they will wire money to the title company.

Governor Brown signed an executive order because of the wild fires last year stating landlords in Ca cannot raise the rents more than ten percent in a calendar year.

Or has the ability to sync calendars made this a non-issue?

If we were in Feb and the prices and calendars looked as they did now, then that would be cause to sound the alarms.

@John Williams You hire one cleaner and you sync your Airbnb/VRBO calendars to a google calendar or an app like TurnoverBnB that keeps their calendar updated and alerts them of bookings.

So maybe they are only opening their calendar for 2 or 3 months in advance for some reason.