We are a very large company and have the luxury of being able to put very good procedures, rules and quality controls in place.

There are many threads on this but some examples of what I mean by this is do you have a policy and procedures manual outlining how you manage your properties?

It's kind of annoying when I'm simply trying to contact them for networking reasons.One thing: You may want to have a "marketing" name (fictitious name or actual LLC) for your business card, web site, marketing material, and public presence, but name your LLCs that own property and will show up in the public records something else that you keep anonymous through the normal procedures.

My best fair housing phrase is generally that I can assure you that everyone is in compliance with our policies and procedures.

If you call the county clerk, make sure you clarify that you are looking for the location of mortgage foreclosure auctions, not tax foreclosure auctions.The bidding procedure varies from state to state, so you should become familiar with the procedure in your area before bidding at an auction.

Let's say I was faced with a decision of, "Well, it'll cost $2,500 for the procedure but he'll only have about 6 more months."

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) governs member title insurers and real estate settlement procedures.

I talked to the investor the next day, I mentioned that I saw him at the property, he said that was part of his standard procedure, when the auction started a guy outbid us both almost instantly, lol.  

Could just be as simple as a poorly run business, bad customer service, bad repeatable process and procedures, culture, etc.  

I basically just use all free places to post an ad and have good screening procedures.