Does anyone know where I can get the scoop on California deed auctions forSan Diego county?

Headed to auction tomorrow morning.

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Buying from the owner and getting it checked out will be your best bet.The scam of the dealer is offering more on one side and charging more on the other, rarely will they really be in it for more than wholesale from an auction.You might also get with a dealer and just agree to pay a flat fee to them as an auction buyer.

It was being sold by a slumlord who foreclosed and the bank held it for months before they auctioned it to a big local investor who I met at the auction and signed a new contract with at my previously contracted price.

I bought a tax auction property and plan to invest in many more.

Starting looking, closing my farm area, looking at auctions, making connections with agents, etc.

This property is due to go to auction on march 18th so I submitted an offer today for $90,000 cash.

A few recommendations:Try the facebook page "Dallas Fort Worth Real Estate Investors".The courthouse has an auction on the first Tuesday of every month, and it is packed with investors.Meetup.com is a great way to find other investors.

I have attended few foreclosure auctions where a bank is foreclosing the property.