back taxes are a great list but be prepared to act quickly on something as they are under the gun to sell or redeem before a set day. 

Choose the most reasonable estimate (notice I did not say the cheapest) Now, you can set up a maintenance budget within your savings.

Waterloo would work as long as we are are talking at least 2 sets. 

I just found that a ground rent owner is required to sell to a property owner and that the sale price is set by law. 

Do you have the skill set to flip?

Here are some good places to start: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet- find and connect with other BP members that are in your area.http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts - Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you.And, of course thehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums - ask any question about real estate!

Hi @James Smith Just like Brandon said, set up the financing first before looking.

In your experience are counties setting the auction reserve price at the lien amount plus interest and fees, assessed value or at an estimated market price?

The intersection between architecture and real estate development is where I have spent the past three years of my life, researching and designing in an academic setting, and now I am ready to put my skills and theories to the test. 

This could be tens of thousands or over a million, it all depends on the condition of the property and the quality of its amenity set.