Just saying, stay out of their hair, due dilligence is a good thing, too much is harassment and distracting, some will do that.

- Allowing myself to get distracted with small money making opportunities rather than focussing on the things that make the most money.

Lynn Z,I am not sure if your question was ever answered, but in THEORY, there could be a number of reasons why an Investor(s) may bid so high on a property (see below).POSSIBLE REASONS---Again---POSSIBLE REASONS ONLY:They have researched the value of the property and realize that it is worth it: to bid so High/bidding that High/making that kind of Investment, or DEPENDING on the State/County, the Investor(s) realize the owner or anyone who may have an interest in redeeming the property is less likely to do so (that is, less likely to redeem it)----or,It may very well have been a scare tactic (to distract the competition).

The quicker you know what's holding you back the better.While you are in college I don't think it would be at all wrong to do a deal here or there to put on the resume - but not too many so that it distracts you from your real mission at hand.

Alright, I'm going to lay a lot of cards on the table for folks here so they don't get distracted by a pitch for nonsense "counseling" that doesn't work.

There's a Great Big World of possibilities out there, so without a clearly defined agenda, I can see how one could easily get distracted and overwhelmed.

"Cutting the ground from under speculators" is a feeble and pointless attempt by weak politicians to distract voters from the reality.

They give up, fall off, don't follow through, get distracted, etc. within a couple weeks or months and they're done.

My suggestion is hit wholesaling hard and you will make a ton of money no need to look at other avenues they will just distract you and take up your time.

I would much rather take a loss on a flip and be able to reinvest than to get distracted by a buy-and-hold property inside my flip business.