It sounds like "luck" more than skill but you always find that the "luckiest" people are often the ones that work the hardest.

Let me know if your interested and I can give you the contact info for the organizer.

. ---------------- The county tax collector may offer the property for sale at public auction, through a sealed bid sale, or through a negotiated sale to a public agency or qualified nonprofit organization. ------- http://www.sco.ca.gov/ardtax_tcs_pubauction_bidderinfo.html Also, why did it take us so long to turn to the media @Steve Babiak ?

An employee of a non-profit credit counseling organization and all of whom must have experience in credit-foreclosure matters.

So I'm new here on BP (so I could be totally wrong about this) but I've been reading a lot of threads from different people asking questions and I have noticed that there is a difference between how "investors" answer questions and how "realtors or agents" answer questions.The Realtor answers tend to be straight down the line conventional and it's black and white and that's the way it is.The Investor answers tend to be somewhat creative, a little different, a lot of gray.I've been investing for years and I've dealt with a lot a agents in all shapes and sizes and skill levels.Knowing your agent and your agents personality is just as important as knowing the deal you're working on with them.I've had agents who made a dead deal a home run!

The market for real estate is inefficient with high transaction costs and thus there will always be opportunities for folks that are experts in a given area with the financial resources and skill to execute.

I am in several organizations throughout campus so networking by word of mouth is how I plan to spread my service around.

I was not a very effective property manager; it is a very specific skill set.

It's all about how much time you have to do the job and the skills you have in this area.

A local network will be able to give you solid references for skilled labor and professional council.