They finally put up a page to help people be more successful when reaching out to them. 

Both bids came in higher than the final judgments for the foreclosure cases.

Final question.

Hey @Sameer Kh - spending $6,100 on repairs seems like you'd basically be spending 5 years of cash flow (considering you finally made some money this year in the amount of $1,200).So, it looks like you're betting on appreciation, which is always risky.

Also be aware that HUD will want to conduct a final inspection of the rehab before providing the final loan disbursement.

Finally, it just seems too risky to me to get a bad tenant in there, and then have to worry about 11 months of bad behavior/damage when I could have reduced that to 30.

You start with an appraised value based on comps, but then negotiate a final price based on inspection report if possible. 

I have read a few of Brandon Turner's books and am finally focusing on getting my investments set up "like a business and not a hobby".

Good thing to final bill was over 10 grand.

It finally clicked after reading some more about the school district part of it as to how the lines were drawn and why it was so frequently different even within the same city.