@Russell Holmes, every deal is different and with each one you learn more and more so don't bet yourself up.  

These are things like:  talking to people,  getting over the fear of the phone, hard work , taking risks and betting it all, handling failure and rejection, perseverance, and picking yourself up off the floor, dusting yourself off and doing it all over again.

@Matthew Teifke runs an awesome PM group and is very involved in the Austin market and REI in general.

Hello, are there any risks involved with purchasing on foreclosures sales that I am not aware of?

But, unless I'm mistaken, you typically buy for cash right there at the auction without a title search involved, although this may depend on location. 

Anytime anything involves government authority there is usually a mountain of red tape one must trudge through in order to get the desired outcome.

I'm willing to bet top dollar that college education would be a better bang for your buck than a self-study seminar peddled by someone selling you real estate "snake oil".

There were no factory workers or pornos or plastic bins involved.

did the lender and Roofstock CSR able to work things out without involving you much?

But no money changes hands until the closing incase something falls through on their end.But I think hanging back and letting the seller stress it is a better option at this point (But getting yourself setup to have a safe landing not involving that property).Hope it works out!