Once the contract is ratified you will not get your earnest money back on an investor bid with the couple of exceptions being damage or vandalism after the contract is ratified

I've done everything except attend a REIA meeting, and that's my next step.

No fix up, no actual squatting, no nothing except what I'm doing and that isBringing the taxes current cause they were late.

Dawn you are savvy enough to be one of the exceptions.

It should be pretty similar to buying any other home (with the exception of added months of waiting and plenty of frustration) and an agent can walk you through the process.

This has worked out well, because most of my tenants take care of their own maintenance issues, except if the heater stops working.

Condos and townhomes are all at the mercy of the most recent sales in the complex and it is hard to really make your particular unit stand out because they are all essentially the same, except with different upgrades.

They are not my friends, except on facebook, and while I am a pleasant person, the business comes 1st.

Being in a small area im not sure who to even contact about investing except banks ?

The way i understand it is if there are any other liens, other than the first lien, then the others will get wiped out in the foreclosure process with the exception of tax liens, including IRS and property taxes.