The auction will often take place at the property although these days that's usually combined with an online auction that starts up to 2 days before the final bid is accepted. 

Make sure you are cash-flowing after taking into account all the expenses and saving for future repairs. 

Tony- I'm in ft myers and attempting to buy at auction. 2 months ago, Lee county went online.

They do collect a lot of personal info like full access to your accounts to make decisions etc.

In the last few years I have found that at least 80% of the properties we have rented are not as described-they don't match the photos online and/or they are not clean, yet they all have 5 star super host status.

You would need to provide a passport photo and 2 months bank statements from any account you would be using to pay down payment, EMD, or closing costs with.

I don't think Saint Lucie county has these online, but they may.

to further these objectives I am planning to start the acquisition process as “cash only” plus some forced appreciation, put into LTR or managed MTR, establish records and build a very healthy reserve account attached to the property, refinance with low DTI to pull some equity for next acquisition. i started building a spreadsheet but thought “I know I am not the only one, why reinvent the wheel without reason?”

One of my cons. is I have poor credit and am a little embarrassed to talk about it online. 

@Jack Seiden There is no fiduciary relationship established because the licensee is not acting as anybody's agent when they are buying and selling on their own account.