Aj and Kathleen,Thank you for the warm welcome, I'm digging in on the information everyday and learning something new as I go.

I will presume there is still an individual owner involved, at least for purposes of discussion.I suggest digging a little deeper for information.  

Dig in to the podcasts and learn more; and see whether your perspective changes. 

As they say, even if you only have a $5 tree, dig it a $20 hole and the very least you'll end up with is a $15 tree.  

Thanks @Teri S.I'll try my best to dig into these fees and the governing docs.

It's highly competitive, and you'll need to dig up any tittle encumbrances before you jump into the bidding process. 

I almost missed it all myself, were it not a good mine of success that I stumbled on nearly 30 years ago because I was willing to dig further.Are you up to the challenge?

The easiest way i started digging into other markets was just by networking and seeing where other people were investing.

I also suggest going to the county assessor' site and do some digging on the neighboring houses, latest sales, rental histories and such so it'll be easier for a buyer to pull the trigger on your deal.

To be honest, I used to spend more time trying to dig up dirt on people that gave me a bad feeling.