That would go in front of a judge and the person with the most evidence or most convincing story will win.

The brightside of this is I will take way more time in researching, off your recommendation I went on youtube and have been studying till 4 am after work and have made up some Excel pages to really put down what's really going on and I noticed that a lot of what people are talking about is what I'm doing the only thing that I need to work on is my pitch, confidence when talking and overral experience.AND THANK YOU!

You've become part of an excellent platform for networking and education!

In the end, you have 2 choices when there is a change, blame the system or find a way to win the game.

That's a serious win.

My figures are below.TaxDeed Winning Bid: $489.00 (My Bid May 2013)Property Clean-up: $450.00 (mowing, trash removal)Taxes & Insurance: $80.00 (2013 & 2014)Sale Advertising: $130.00 (Signage, Newspaper Ads, etc)Filings & Legal Fees: $245.00 (Deed, Lien Releases, Sales Agreement Docs)Total Costs: $1395 (approx)Sold for: $3250.00 (August 2014)That is better than the 25% I would have received if the property was redeemed during the redemption period.

The course came with PDF texts (not books) and a very lengthy excel sheet to memorize and tackle on my own.

I then created an excel sheet with those estimates to know (a) what to offer for land to make my numbers and (b) to hold the sub to what they estimated for me.  

Quote from @Heidi Fischer: This is an EXCELLENT post!

It really depends on your long-term goals. if you're looking to grow your portfolio without selling, leveraging the equity could be a win.