We have not encountered an auction property with an issue, but it is nice to have some confidence that there will not be any title issues.Be prepared to see some funky properties.Be prepared for many of the properties to be brought current and be pulled prior to the bidding starting.It ends up being time consuming, especially considering many of the properties will not actually go to bid.The prices seem a little high considering much of the condition is unknown. 

Many consumers think they've contacted the listing broker, but turns out to be another agent with another brokerage who has never seen the property you've called on. 4)  If you contact a listing agent by email or phone, from long distance and overseas, and are wanting to make an offer right away on a property that you haven't seen, or won't be here to see, they may have concerns about your seriousness as a buyer, or worry that it will be challenging to work with you.

The living room features a vaulted ceiling with a large beautiful iron chandelier, fireplace,& stained wood mantle.

I have very good credit and only a small amount of consumer debt (less than 10k).

Time consuming, but not difficult.

Which ironically is the remaining principle on my primary residence which will likely be a rental in a few years and is in TN a potentially more landlord friendly state.External influences: My wife and I are pursuing FI mainly through real estate.

I love that you repeated the words of Brandon and David because I often forget those valuable pieces of information when I am trying to consume as much as possible.

Hello BP, first time poster here, and long time podcast consumer.

At which point - as you mentioned - I may want to lean more towards a few wholesaling deals because my time won't be consumed or restricted (for lack of better words) by my full-time job.

I was told by a neighbor that the area was mined for iron ore (or at least "test pits" were dug to look for iron ore).It's the low bearing capacity of the soil below the fill that has me spooked.