Population in Oregon is growing, people are moving from everywhere and they're bringing capital in state and can afford to buy.

If they are marketing and bringing you new properties, then a percentage or a flat finder fee for each property may be appropriate.If their role is purely administrative and they are simply managing the rentals once they are received, then I would only consider a periodic bonus based on the increased workload.

I’m looking for on line websites that provide free title reports on sherif sale properties....I am an investor from west coast.

In my experience the brokers on auction website are just listed because the site needs a local broker.

Here is a website that addresses the issues:https://fitsmallbusiness.com/bandit-signs/

@Bess Carter I would absolutely bring a GC for an opinion.

Getting a good deal & I plan on using HELOC to get some cash for repairs to bring up value, after the FHA loan.  

In my municipality they post the current cases on the civil courts website. 

A cash advance is usually going to be very expensive on a CC, something like a home depot card probably does not even do cash advance.You might want to see what sorts of programs you can get from a lender to finance a flip and rehab, that way you know what sort of down payment you need to bring.

-Ask him why he's selling (this will likely bring up a pain point for the seller, which is good for a sale: bad property management, bad tenant experience, doesn't have time, no longer lives in the area so he/she can't properly run the property, etc.)