But you never know the reason; I'm having tenants move out of a house of mine because I plan to clean it up and sell it -- there's really nothing they could do to convince me to let them stay.

I don't see any angle where this could be anything but a HUGE loser.Sorry to be harsh, but from your last response it sounds like you are not listening!

So if I owned a place in Vail I'd have to fly up every Saturday morning, wash the linens, clean the place, do any minor maintenance, greet the incoming tenants and fly home that night.

That tends to be true when it is a buyer's market and the bank is under pressure to clean up its REO portfolio.

(light switch to bathroom is outside of the bathroom door entry19) new backyard fencing20) clean out storage21) some parts of the roof does not have a gutter... needs additional gutters22) pressure wash roof and patch up in a few areas...a lot of work eh?

His business took off when he started to tap into the local banks after cleaning some things up.Note that if you do a few deals and cash out early you can use the lumps of cash to recapitalize your life and deal with all the debts.

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So if I do get the property in auction, am I not purchasing a clean title?

You might end up with a new partner.Lending your credit is risky because if there is a problem it will take 7 or so years to really clean it up.John Corey

There are many legit places to get you credit clean but your idea of a Credit partner works IF they also have Capital alone....You could form an LLC with the Credit Money partner adnyou could buy IN AFTER the loan for the property is established....If you are on the LLC as a Principle the bank May not loan to you...If you have PLENTY of Capital why do you NEED the Loan?