I think there are several threads here on BP about buying at Trustee auction and about purchasing second liens at auction versus first.

The Contract for Deed between me and the tenant is written so that if the tenant defaults on his obligations, the property can be taken back through an eviction versus a foreclosure.

@Jim Marks I bet your looking back at this post and seeing that every deal was gold back then lol. 

Tara other markets you need to see what kind of cap rates are possible versus quality of the area.What type of cap rate is where you live and what cap are you seeking versus security??

Buy and hold investors are willing to pay much more for buying to get just rent ready versus a fix and flipper.What I am seeing some do is to flip more upscale properties.

A 1 month process can turn into 2 or 3 months because the Marshall takes weeks to a month from the actual writ to come out.This versus Cherokee county in Georgia which is still part of the MSA area but eviction volumes are much lower and they have them out in weeks if they do not pay.

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I have heard very different opinions when it comes to acquiring rental properties versus strictly investing in quality flips.

We like to install those things versus having a tenant do it, possibly incorrectly, making it more work when we end up correcting it in the future.

in 90 days should easily turn 30% on the real cash you put in.I'd bet dollars that investors with construction knowledge and skills are missing this boat.