@Jorge Pena I can certainly understand keeping this one, but there's only one thing I don't understand: What about the other triplex you mentioned that would cash flow at $4k/mo if you sold this one?

Please understand that I'm perfectly willing to give back some of my profit by paying for such a service if I already had the property under contract with a good chance of closing, but again, the problem here seems to be in the order of the events -- you need the repair estimate before you can put it under contract.

But yeah, I agree, auctions suck & now that I'm understanding the best deals happen off market I probably won't keep focusing on these Auctions.

Understand your motivation and your goals.  

If I understand your analysis correctly, the numbers will only get better. 

I think those of us who are in a hot market completely understand where you are coming from. 

Hi there ,I am not understanding how to find leads and off market deals using the Orange County data base and the courthouse.

My question and I know it’s a broad question, so I expect broad answers.

I could use a little help understanding the details of the listing and how to proceed.

You need to have a good understanding of how it all works and the risks involved in the different types of lending, borrowing, and investing.The student loan debt is actually my wife's.