Its definition of "notice of foreclosure" ended up getting re-defined as being the date of the completed foreclosure (?!).

I think the critical component is the response time.

I’ve seen articles and heard podcast that suggest this would give me an equitable interest in the property and enable me to legally market it (without a real estate license) and then do a double close2) Secure a special power of attorney from the owner granting me the authority act on their behalf to market the property for a defined period of time and receive a portion of the profit from any sale at closing.Any thoughts on either of these approaches or any other approaches that would might be legal / illegal, particularly in Texas?

The hopes was the buyer would fix up the house and stay there because its cheaper than rent and they can pilfer components from the houses right there on their block...default rate is right at 90% within 3 years.

Since quick evictions are like 3-4 months here you should get things moving quickly.There is no defined waiting period to post.

Wall-to-wall carpeting is an integral component of the property and depreciated on the same 27.5 year schedule as the dwelling structure just as you would depreciate a new roof, a new water heater, or a new HVAC system.

Definately take advantage of listening to the podcasts, and using the keywords feature!

I'd say Ted that sounds simple enough, and paying for leads is okay, but in reality, there is the matter of the quality of a lead, that can be very difficult to define even with parameters stated.

I'm in California where the laws are pretty well defined and tend to bias in favor of consumers and tenants (I'm saying that kindly).

That shows that I definately have an incentive to pay that mortgage.