If a property is posted for auction you may win the property but that does not mean you own it.  

Winning a order on back rent and damages is fairly straight forward providing you have all the evidence to support your claim and you have used contractors to do all repair work.Simply go to the local court house and they will explain the process and what is required.

Then everyone else should be well-paid too and everyone wins!

I had a couple of questions about what the process after winning a foreclosure auction is in Texas.1.

They make very good sense to me and i strongly believe it is a win win situation if structured correctly..  

Win.

I am just finishing up The ideal team player. 

Yes our bid was $2k above winning bid but an hour late.

Hi Michael, I started tax lien investing after  identifying my criteria (types of liens, tax assessor values, owned by bank vs. mortgagee vs. business)went to a couple auctions in the areas I was interested in getting involved in to figure out the pace and the players at the auctionreading 16% Solution by Joel Moskowitzreading through BP to figure out how other seasoned tax lien investors (Ned Carey is one) were approaching their business Hope this helps.

You can try getting seller financing if you find the right deal.If you can find another job you like better e.g. construction, property management, real estate agent that allows you to learn some aspect of REI and is close to the income you are currently making with better hours seems like a win win.In the mean time listen to podcasts and RE / Business books on tape (many can be borrowed from your library) to make your commute useful time.