I'll admit that I cringed a little at the start of your story.

Love that you're starting in 'success stories'.  

Can you share any success/awful stories about a time you bought an auction property? 

What are the obligations of a California SFH family of owners who rent the attic (which is one big finished bedroom with private bath) out to a single man who went missing the 2nd of the current month we now find out he was pulled out of his rental car and extradited from California to New York on a warrant out for his arrest for a DUI accident that happened 2 years ago.Details of the accident not that have a keen interest but for what its worth will share his story: victim, a retired man, who sustained a brain injury 2 yrs ago from that incident, has apparently taken the turn for the worst and decided to press new charges for new medical costs and decline in mobility/quality of life, stress, anxiety etc for the accident 2 yrs ago which insurance paid out but victim wants the settlement amount (175k) a second time over? 

There are a lot of stories here.

My plan is to invest in Kingston, NY (Ulster County), which is part of the Hudson Valley, which once inspired an entire school of painters!  

I feel bad for the older gentleman because he is about to be out of a home but I love these kind of deals because of the stories behind them.  

Long story short...

I hear stories of people that sold houses years ago that really wish they didn't so I am trying to hold on to as many as I can.

I have no success story .