I'm so glad there's people out there doing the same thing; helps me not feel like I'm overambitious and actually have a chance at success.

I plan to take care of it as an act of goodwill since the tenant has been very good and self-sufficient, but I don't know if it's actually a problem that I'm responsible for.

$18,000 was the amount I wanted the foreclosing "bank" (it was actually an oil company) to pay me as a settlement in order to not contest their redemption rights.  

After approximately 8 months with both of us working full time and with the funds from our house, we had enough saved up to finally close on 2 properties in downtown Denver (we actually built these on foreclosed land, probably more suitable for another post).

I was wondering, do you only approach the deals you would actually be interested in?

The rule is actually that you have 180 days or until the date of your next tax filing.  

Hi I'm working on a project and I need to have a physical survey conducted where they actually mark and map the property.  

We are actually leaning toward the condo now as it has a cheaper entry price, thus we would conserve cash for the next property.

Too often I see realtors that are great at selling and evaluating investments but don't actually invest themselves. 

perhaps your county is small enough, and it happens pretty seldom to the point that they dont bother keeping an actual 'running' list of them.