Does it mean you letting others know you are in contract with seller or does it mean the property already been to the closing and you registering in public records. 

I really like that particular market so I listen.offers house at certain price... then opens escrow... only to find out that their deal is all mucked up.they had recorded a POA that gave them the right to purchase the home for 100k... he was trying to flip to me for 195k.  

Join us at the next investor happy hour that @Russ Scheider organizes. 

There are some great ways to organize this that will minimize your taxes.Again, good job on the 40K profit.Michael Lantrip

I found a motivated seller from probate records and got the property under contract and then sold the contract to a cash buyer whom I found through craigslist.com.

Whoever was first in line to record their lien wipes out any others.  

Dad's biz has a long track record, however not a lot of biz credit established.  

Good records on your part including before and after photos to show a complete rehab was done can make the difference.

I'll dig a little deeper into those organizations/events.

So I want to try and intercept these sales beforehand which gets me a better deal and potential keeps a foreclosure off the sellers record.