Best wishes    I just ordered this course and am anxiously waiting for its arrival.  

They finally arrived in a white van.When they arrived they were full of ideas about painting one of the bedrooms, replacing the range with their own range which they had in storage.

The "bid amount" referenced is no doubt related to either a notice of proposed action or more likely, petition for order for sale, whereby the initial bid is the offer and the increased minimum bids required are documented.

Be sure to spin the idea they will have additional income from selling this to you on contract and if you default, they can sell it again [careful with this, keep their motivation in mind].From your perspective, before you arrive do your homework:  How much is fair market and how much can you pay?   

So, it will be worth to YOU whatever your cap rate / NOI / ROI / CoC (and whatever other investment criteria) fits in with YOUR goals (then subtract another educated-amount for contingencies to arrive at your own MAO).

I secured one a week ago as another investor was arriving to look after I did.  

I have, by no means, "arrived" nor have I "made it" so please hear me out from a beginner's point of view.

Plus with over $1 BILLION worth of construction on the books over the next 4 years and light rail arriving in 2025 the city is set explode if the economy stays healthy.

Yes we can petition to have our taxes lowered.

How do you go about petitioning a judge to grant you an early title?