I figure this time is worth its weight in gold and also to be my most important key to success.

This is a business, and while having morals and doing the right thing are important, numbers are the key, not emotions.

I know people who have placed dozens (if not hundreds) of bids per day on HUD properties, so I don't believe there are any limits.That said, I was talking to a friend of mine just yesterday who said he believes that HUD will no longer his offers on properties that he hasn't physically seen (he's a licensed agent and HUD uses electronic keys for all their properties around here).

Austin does require you to pass an energy audit in order to get your certificate of occupancy but those standards may not meet the same federal guidelines.Here is the key text from the pdf:50% energy efficient standard.

I think it's due to the "KEY WORD ALERTS" have you filled your out yet?

Do I have to give them keys after the lease or do I give them keys just prior to they move in?

Post notice on the door that you are going to inspect/change locks with a specific day, and "contact me at this number to obtain the new key".

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Ideally it would, if that's how the end buyer wants the property delivered (i.e. vacant).

Robert JonesThe key language is "shall be retained as close to the original as is reasonably possible."