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 1% rule is simply a rule of thumb type filter.

I always suggest some "quick wins" when I am working with new Podio user.  

It's very hard to win with low money down in Northern NJ.

It seems like an important service & a win/win for tenants/owners. 🤔🤔 I’m assuming it can be done OOS?

They’re often more willing to work with you on aggressive timelines, especially once you show a few wins.

When you say the 2 plex appreciates more, are you talking about forced appreciation or simply the value going up as the market goes up, what I'll call simple appreciation?

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. 

Don't know about anyone else, but I feel like my personal daily battle is between doing what is urgent and fuels my raging undiagnosed ADHD, or what is actually important.I've done a ton of work on this over the past almost 4 years, and still am nowhere that I think I need to be, but I'm at least getting to a level of awareness I don't think I ever had before and that is a win in my book.