But if you decide to wait for the sale and be a participant in the tax auction, some counties have online tax sales, you can wipe not only your own mortgage but also the second and any liens that your borrower may have accumulated including but not limited to IRS liens and then move into REO by Tax Sale/Sherrif Deed. 

I have limited construction / rehab experience and I'm wondering If I should be hiring a General Contractor to do the work or finding each individual person myself and acting as the GC.How do some of you handle getting the work done?

I believe you can also find the public records online.

I've been talking w/ my conventional lender and he said I would have to buy each building individually, which means 5 closing costs instead of 2. 

If they can’t or won’t pay online, maybe they could go to amascot or go and deposit into your account

I am trying to build a network of individuals in the New york, New Jersey tri-state area.

Needless to say I immediately immersed myself in research (really I geeked out for a minute on podcasts and blogs) about real estate and met a like-minded individual with experience to partner with and started doing it myself.

I heard that there are individuals investors who lend out money for purchasing.

I am new to Bigger Pockets and i am looking to network with fellow like-minded individuals as well.

I have switched accountants and I see now that the online Pro version is $60/month.