The best relationship I ever had with an agent (bought 6 houses from her in 14 months) often referred to me, as did her broker/owner as; "low-ball Adams".As long as you can justify the offer price; "here's comps, here's my expected repair cost" she won't be insulted.

Often the foreclosing lender is the highest bidder, in which case the property goes to the third phase.3) Post foreclosure.

I think mainly, the selling points are:1) tired of fixing toilets2) tired of tenants not paying3) tired of tenants wrecking your property4) having to pay the mortgage when the rental unit sits vacantLet me know.Thanks.

I get down to OC pretty often.

Craigslist often has places for rent.

He did say it is not often caught or taxed... but a few people have gotten in trouble.Thanks-Terry

Often a "notice of demand" or "lis pendens", though it goes by different names in different places.

Georgia also conducts tax deed sales, rules and times vary based on county Bidding Process All tax deed sales are by competitive bid State Specific Information Georgia is a good tax deed state but the auctions happen often and the foreclosure process in not easy http://www.tax-lien-certificates.com/tax_lien_certificates_georgia_ga.htmlhttp://www.nuwireinvestor.com/articles/georgia-tax-deeds-51021.aspx :beer:

Finally, the distressed properties that we often buy for HUGE discounts have been neglected for many years and haven't incurred the normal operating expenses - especially maintenance which is often deferred.What this all adds up to is that it is usually impossible to get accurate numbers for a given property.

Often, site managers ARE the source of your problems.