I needed to publicly humiliate myself so I don't get carried away again.  ;-)Carry on,Randy

He has asked for a Public Defender Do we need to go through him ?

So if your going to a tax sale deed those properties must have gone past their respective states redemption periods or they wouldn't offer up those deeds at a public auction.

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p925/ar02.html#en_US_2016_publink1000104571Special $25,000 allowance.

I am new to BiggerPockets and have read a few publications and posts but still not sure where to start.

The best part is that eviction data is usually available in most jurisdictions as public record.  

Currently in school getting my residential license with the hopes of eventually going to commercial and creating my own REIT to take public.  

The public schools are generally a couple notches above Pasa and Glendale as well.

just sayinive tried that before and it is tough- look into the internet public library and get the news papers so you can get an idea of what's in differing areas then you can go onto google maps and look at the terrain you don't want to buy a sink hole- know what I meanbe careful looking at trends and market changes sometimes its a lemming jumping over the precipice instead of a stable market change- meaning long term vs short term investmentenjoy

It won't bankrupt me and if other investors run for the hills that's just another buying opportunity :)I spoke to @Adam A. about this in person and might be interested in throwing some big $$$ behind it.I want to be the face of the argument for publicity purposes lolMy team is advising me not to do it, but this is a fight I wouldn't mind picking.One thing tho, I have felt a lack of respect from local Toledo investors for sometime now so that is the only thing holding me back.Talk to me Andrew :)