Granted, this is just speculation on my part.

In high-priced markets like SD (I'm u in LA, so same thing up here too), flipping works and speculating on appreciation.

I don't know why the "sold" amount reflects the initial opening bid, I would have expected it to show a winning bid to the beneficiary at an amount just above your highest proxy bid, but I'm not familiar with the system in that county so perhaps that's just the way they show it.I can't speculate on why lenders do these high/low's. 

I remember being at the store and doing the math and seeing there was less than $200 between the black and the SS set. for $200 I will do it everytime just in speculation that I will find a tenant faster and they will like the place better.

Without that education a person is merely speculating.

All,Does anyone who is building a spec house create a "bid package" and send it out to the local contractors for bids? Anyone GC themselves and split it up (site work goes to one group, framing to another, etc) and ha...

Again I'm speculating there is a case file - but per my understanding of KS Foreclosure law there should have to be one even in the event of a tax foreclosure same as a bank foreclosure, HOA foreclosure etc.

Phoenix has been appreciating at healthy levels for the last 4 or 5 years with solid lending practices, largely void of speculators, supported by job and population growth and the resale market is below new construction prices in most areas.I think the recent Intel announcement of tooling the new plant provides just one more basis of strength for the SE Valley.

Currently there is a lot of speculation on which way the market will go.

Some of it is flipping and a lot of it is just plain old speculation.