I will ask my contractor for a completion date when he bids me.

The bidding wars on housing in the treasure valley is also very common.I know this is a lot to digest.

Good morning, I have a pretty reputable contractor that I have a bid with on a project and I asked him if I can buy my own materials which would save me on the mark-up.

I have all my bids and estimates from my subcontractors so I'm getting really close! 

I didn't end up bidding on either property, but the quotes we got were reputable.

@Freddy German If you have to install a sprinkler make sure to get several bids.

I am hopeful I could under bid and get it at a good deal.I would like to put an offer in, but I don't have enough cash to pay the full amount at auction.

"The bidding starts at <60% FMV>"4) After you get some bids on Sunday and the open house is over, you start going through the bidder list and calling everyone bu the highest bidder offering them to outbid the highest bidder.5) You repeat step #4 until you bid up the price as high as you can.6) Meet with highest bidder and take a non-refundable deposit (specify this as a "condition" of the bid auction). 7) Close.The idea here is if the highest bidder flakes out, you still have a list of other bidders, everyone just $500 or so lower than the highest bidder.

I am also expecting that they will not bid on the property themselves if hired. 

Really wanting to bid on a property owned my Fannie Mae but it’s not on market until remodeling is complete.