How long could you hold a tax lien certificate for before the tax lien holder receives the property?

They are all top notch professionals who are active on BiggerPockets.Best of luck to you on your path to continued real estate investing success!

As an experienced fix and flipper, you will start to receive more flips than you can handle; which will allow you to start wholesaling the extra properties.When you are out looking for deals make sure they are deals!

An investor is someone who has the funds, capacity and other resources and can acquire a property and keep for a year or more, with the intent of receiving certain benefits in due course. 

You can get personal property and professional insurance though.

Your professional education requires effort and a maturity level beyond the level of college students attending frat parties or youthful happy go lucky work ethics.

@Steven Sierra If you were to receive a lead this way chances are it's not a good investment.

Look at the managers for both sectors; look at the amount of work that you will be doing- pick the option that allows you to learn as much as possible and develop your skills as a real estate professional (the job/manager that is fun might not be the best for you to grow). 

Real estate is about timing and building a reliable network of professionals to get you to your goal.

As I understand Abdul, he's looking for pre-foreclsoure properties: have received NoD / Lis Pendens, not yet sold at the auction sale.