We're looking for smaller outfits that aren't focusing on the megabanks.

Above that size/value profile, very hard for more entrepreneurial outfits like ours to compete with institutional-level money. 

Used some of the cash-out proceeds as down-payment on another vacation home, which was then outfitted and launched as an STR.

Assume the tax cert holder isn't one of those big outfits who don't pay attention to anything except the return and not expecting to get the house.You could be dealing with a hyper local investor and you should keep a coin handy to see if you'll actually wind up with this place.

"Shared equity" or "shared appreciation" is another option; a few such outfits work on the west coast.

I would have over 2k in sheets if I outfitted our home with those vs the ones I bought at Kohls which were nearly the same.

Pretty good gambling opportunity for a smaller outfit.

You can outfit the complex with sub-meters.

Not a large outfit, and doesn't utilize technology, but is extremely thorough at a very reasonable price.

We don't have issues with violence, but we do tell our owners to outfit the properties for stronger wear and tear.