(I know this because I used to buy the foreclosure ads and mine are still running even though I do not pay and I get calls every day about properties that are not in foreclosure, not listed on sheriff's sale, and not on the market, but appear for sale in some way on Zillow)Financing a foreclosure property is very rare and impossible for a first-time buyer to navigate.

It's a must read IMO and I gift it to a lot of friends of mine who have an interest in REI.

Mine is anecdotal. 

Which is right next to mine but it stayed in the former owners name.

I've used a similar approach years back to help out a fellow investor friend of mine. 

It went fine, depends on your company but mine allows the standard up to $50k loan, minimal paperwork, 2-3 business days funding and only a $100 admin fee.

Adam Habibi helped me complete mine.

This location is in South Asheville and is an area that is on the come up as the area between Asheville and Hendersonville populate. 2) This is a valid concern of mine too.

I self manage mine currently.

Here is how I used mine from work...