They were able to snap up some of the 1 dollar big units as they could afford the assessment that they essentially voted in place.

Essentially, there is no product yet.

From what I gather their primary tactic is to disallow enough hours to get you below the 750.Calendar and log was mentioned as essential in every article.

You're likely seeing the property go back to the certificate holder because no one was willing to pay the minimum bid, which is essentially what the certificate holder has spent out of pocket.  

So essentially, my property would become a hard money lender for me lol.I think it is important to note that this house hack is my only investment property and contains the majority of my wealth.

(and, I'm glad I didn't wait to pay off my student loans, because it allowed me to get into RE investing at an excellent time, when rates were low, prices weren't astronomical, and properties still cashflowed easily)...In my opinion, house hacking is arguably THE best way for beginning RE investors to get started--it has MANY advantages over other RE investment strategies, and you'll get to learn all of the essential lessons of RE investing and property management that are critical to success in RE investing...house hack a property every 12 months using an owner-occupant mortgage, and in a few years, you can have a solid portfolio...Good luck out there!

It means my house is worth $20-$25k more because I'm in the better district.

You essentially bought this deal at the bottom of the market back in 2010 and it still only cash flows $100/month.

I think essentially its the price point.

Essentially I was just hoping the appraiser wouldn’t put the appraisal in the $800K-$900K range.