My bet is both those will be redeemed prior to auction.  

In Metro Detroit area, police will not remove these types of occupants (they are afraid of scamming landlord having police remove legal tenants), calling them a "civil matter" forcing landlord to start court eviction process. thats a good question Drew.. but I bet if the police are aloud just a little bit of fact checking and do police work they can determine the fraud very quickly.. 

Details here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1214849-dmv-...I recommend checking them all out initially, I bet you'll have a lot of fun networking!

If the real estate is producing a steady return, you can make more aggressive bets with stocks or other alt assets.

Ok so 1st get off the internet, waste of time 2ND, no demand for sec 8, (like I said get off the internet) MASSIVE demand.

Getting multiple contractors involved will be your best bet to get a reliable estimate, though you need to come up with a scope of work.

I also read in real estate by the numbers that it's risky to bet on market appreciation.

Just wondering if there are good internet guides out there to help new investors understand steps in renovations and lay out scopes of work and materials needed so we don't miss anything?  

My son just joined the Navy and now that I’m an empty nester I want to make a shift and bet on myself!

Always meet your borrower in person  do not do these deals over e mail and internet.2.