They actually made some changes to the bid opening procedure a few months back, but I still bid on quite a few properties there and have successfully won some.Basically there are a number of categories - lottery, exclusive, and open (there is also extended and one more, but these are all open to any bidder).

. - Choose the good contractors: even though it wasn't his first deal, it was the first that required such an amount of rehab; therefore choosing a whole team of contractor and manage it on a daily basis was very challenging; The work took a very long time (almost a year), I believe we should have planned and organized it before diving in. - Some challenges with neighborhoods: We wanted to a verranda to add to the living space, but needed authorization of all the apartment's owners of the building. this was also very challenging, thus crucial in the value of the property.

But people generally fail to extend the logic in obvious directions.Just as people won't PAY more unless they have to, people won't PUT UP with more unless they have to.  

Why would I pay you a wholesale fee for a property I can find and negotiate myself by simply looking at the MLS, which I do daily?

Your umbrella policy only extends the liability coverages provided by your landlord's policy.

A word of advice, have a plan for extending the term of the HML since you are only going for a 6 month term.  

They said extend the lease and we will pay the rent.  

I am looking for a investor friendly realtor in the Indianapolis, IN area who is in the REI business as well to run comps for me on a daily basis.  

Maybe there is something you can bring of value to them when sending in an offer (ie fast close, extending close of escrow to accommodate a 1031 exchange etc).  

I'm in California and I send and receive NOD's daily.