As a life long courthouse steps buyer.. reality is U need to learn how to do your own basic search.the reason is only about 1 out of 20 or less props that go into foreclosure actually go to auction and are sold.

No reason for you to do this work. 

It's basically another reason why I choose not to be a landlord in CA.

So correct me if I am wrong, the reason being that you cannot reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, cannot epay or print checks, track loans, fixed assets, view a Balance Sheet and more.Saying that in QuickBooks you can create automated invoices.

Purchase price: $19,000 Sale price: $20,000Got a lot under contract for $19k in Port Charlotte, FL.

That means you have to have a reasonable method of valuing the real estate holdings at market value as of 12/31 each year so that you take out the required minimum distribution amount.

@Nicholas Bagliani, at ANY given point in time people can come up with several reasons why it isn't a good time to buy.

The market currently not supporting our initially projected sales prices.

There are other reasons of course, but something is fishy.  

Comparatively to the markets in California and NYC, it is much harder to cash flow with how inflated the purchase price is of most properties in these markets vs properties in Philly.