The most successful buyers at foreclosure auctions are the most informed and decisive ones, just as they are everywhere else.Learn the web sites and county offices you'll need to quickly spot an obvious cloud on a title by yourself, learn to investigate individuals through public records, learn the tedious auction procedures.

The third month is them being stubborn and looking for ways to stay or to start investigating new agents stealthily.

If you attempt to buy it from the Homeowner you need to investigate whether there are any laws (like in Maryland) that regulate your ability to buy from someone who is being foreclosed upon.

Unfortunately, you later find out that the new tenant is an FHA investigator hired by HUD and you are now under investigation for potential FHA violations.

Loans can be taken with an ITIN, so take that into consideration.Dig deep and investigate.

Sort of  a preliminary R in the BRRR thing.

No one is going to hire a private investigator to sit outside the property to see if you're coming and going.And the owner/occupancy requirement is only for one year.

After that nightmare, my partner & I started doing some investigating of our own.

The others you can judge by the year built and if the inspector says further investigation is needed.

Eviction in county court adminstative investigation and then the tenant has 2 years to file after everything is done and generally file in federal court as they are easier to win in federal court for the tenant.