It's not really a brainstorming session or anything, but once I think through the same plans enough times and get to know them like the back of my hand; I feel like I can actualize them much easier when the time actually comes to take action... recognize opportunities sooner, pull the trigger faster and with more confidence, etc. 

My wife is an agent and I have seen it in action.

Throughout the next year or so I wanted to purchase other properties, but like most people never took any action, including on a possibly amazing opportunity directly next door to me with a house which had signs on it for a year to a year and a half and was vacant.

Trust me...you will learn more at BP, by doing and taking action than spending time, money and efforts at taking courses and training...

Hi @Jordan MoorheadI welcome all lectures at this stage of my learning curb... common decency goes a long way especially in sensitive situations where you are asking someone to move out of a place (they hopefully like) that they've called home over a decade and have been paying next to nothing.

First, you need to clarify….is this an REO that has been already been taken back by the bank and the bank is now selling it OR is it the auction in the foreclosure action itself…two completely different animals.

What is my course of action here?

As a standard procedure, we typically do a quiet title action once we take ownership to make sure anyone that might have an interest that was missed gets extinquished. 

Again depending on what you're doing their action is likely at most drafting contracts and or evictions.

Daily consistent action is the key.