Posting and publishing companies do the official notices and these are hired out by the trustee or attorneys handling the foreclosure.Cash for keys are typically handled by the real estate agents hired by the asset management companies for the bank.

Communication is the key - build a relationship with a realtor and if they are worth anything, they will realize what works for you. 

Good comm will be key.

If you want to be nice you can give them either more time or a monetary incentive (cash for keys).

@Saji Ijiyemi a primary residence isn't an investment so it is harder to say, if it followed the only $27k repair budget it might save you the other $25k off of buying turn key, but the repair budget isn't set in stone (could change) and if you have FHA financing they probably won't let you buy it due to condition anyway. 

Partial Cashout refi  - take out 40K in equity and invest the money for a couple years in a turn key or syndication to build up our working capital.3.

We have also been really patient and polite to our landlord in all forms of communication, but the issue still arises that we have no hot water.

We have also been really patient and polite to our landlord in all forms of communication, but the issue still arises that we have no hot water.

The site makes everything appear very turn-key and the reason it caught our interest is that they work in two of the markets we are looking at.

If you are buying partials, some key things to ask are:1.