Think seconds, tax liens, IRS, utilities, unmentioned "other owners".

There are positives and negatives; all his books are great and I'm finding that you really have to pick and choose wisely. 

I picked one up and walked through the house, with the 2x4 ready to swing. 

Check the laws and personally, I would just raise the rent and pay the utilities.  4. 

I hope that does not include utilities.

I'm looking for a way to save money by picking up a skill that I currently pay a lot for.

I’ve been working on picking up properties through county auctions where I am but I want to also dip into this way of acquiring lands as I progress.

when I try to narrow the results by my city or state it will return zero results, but I know there are posts for my city/state because I can find them if I pick through the posts manually.

I know there is an issue with the appraisal due to same appraiser, but the lender/loan processor picked both companies and I had to pay for both appraisals one for $700 and the other for $485.

Another 5-7% go toward other holding costs (financing, utilities, taxes, insurance, lawn/snow, etc.).