@Vanessa VandervalkIt's nice to hear stories of what people did when in my exact situation... especially because I have about 80k saved up as well.

And figure out a way to get past it.But your story is one of the few I have ever heard of a seller finance deal that the seller had to go through a foreclosure.

We will rent our room out through Airbnb to help pay the mortgage.Well that's our story for our first income property.

That was my story, and i learned from trial and error, and it got better and better, i start making more and more money.

So, here I am breaking out of my shell and posting here to get my story and intentions out for others to see.I have read much about creative financing to get a deal funded, whether it is owner or seller financing to subject to and even hard money, which I discovered that really is not the way to go unless there is no other way to fund the deal.

Oh I forgot to mention it's a huge 2 story barn in the back but is technically a different lot as far as paperwork.

Stories have been told of a handful of investors bidding down all the properties and winning, so the questions are as follows:1) What are some tactics or general actions to take that would win a property?

Any input will be greatly appreciated.So each unit is 1450sf 3bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, two stories, with 2 car garage.Rent is $2400 per unitproperty taxes 1.5%Owner pays for water/sewer $500 per month.

It's almost scary reading the success stories here.  

Any stories/advise is much appreciated.Regards,    Nick Thompson