As an aside, I did win the bid, but even though it was twice the house of my current residence and in a comparable if not better neighborhood and twice the tax appraisal, the mortgage balance would have been less than the one I have and that prevented me from getting FHA financing.

The reason that most properties aren't overbid is that there is nothing preventing anyone from making a better offer to the estate before the court hearing.

and is there a way to prevent this problem in the future?

True, some complexes are not FHA approved, which would prevent us from selling them to a buyer who needs FHA financing, but we are buy and hold landlords.

Check whether you will experience that in your state.Those did not prevent me from completing a 1031 Exchange late last year.

Tenants will break them, or clog the pump etc.

When I spoke to the county after finding this info, they were no longer interested in it.This is to prevent people from building an un-permitted structure and getting it approved after the fact.

Dump trailer is necessary, but I'm wondering if I'm at unnecessary risk and how I prevent it?

Kenmoore) has started pushing the water up the air pipe.My initial reaction is the diahwasher's sewer pipe is clogged.

You can also use them to help (not prevent) hide the owner of the property.