Now in most instances it’s the lender who is the winner at auction as they take the property back.

As the famous saying goes: f!

Oregon is a far different animal than most of the US and generic US advice does not apply in almost all instances. 

Your taxes for instance should be run for this property, at your purchase price.  

There are some instances you would find yourself in a bidding war and in that case simply find out from investors - potential buyer(s) of your list what they are buying at .

Hi all, I've encountered a few instances in my home searching where I've found houses I was interested in but they either have a lifting requirement in place as part of sale agreement, or given the history it would really be a bad idea not to lift it even if not required.

For instance, we got title last week on a property that we inspected about 3 weeks ago. 

(Obviously, my family of 6 wouldn't fit in a 1 br, for instance... so think back to when I was newlywed).I have my wife check out potential properties and give me her "mom vibes" to help fill in this part.

The Upper West Side, for instance, is up 73% compared to sales in April and up 106% compared to May 2021.  

For instance, if they wanted to sell for $500K on the market and you proceeded with the deal without an agent, instead of them paying $30K in agent fees, you could ask to purchase the property for $475K and everyone wins because they would have netted less than that anyways.