If you can find a referee then perfect.

@Eric Telese It depends on the property and what the referee requires.

You are just starting out. you want to invest out of state, not locally.You want to skirt/evade the law.You want to engage in a rent model that requires a hands on referee at all times, remotely.You want a rent model that has strangers living with each other, raping/murdering/stealing from/harassing each other, without any ability to intervene.  

Within 10 days after the receipt of such notice, the then holder of the legal title shall appoint a referee to ascertain the value of the permanent improvements and advise the proposed redemptioner of the name of the appointee.

His negative reaction and aversion to wanting a neutral third party to play referee was a tip off to me to do more research and after paying $25USD for an online background check on the seller I discovered he had multiple judgements against him for business fraud even though the title to the property was clear.My personal lessons from my scammer were1.

This way knowledgeable people that want to help others or share good quality information don’t have to waste their time reading all the ignorant posts refereed.  

Some times, attorneys will act as referees if there's a disagreement, but they usually want to stay out of those conflicts and leave it to mediation or a court to decide if it's a serious issue. 

The government is only supposed to be the referee, not there to control who does well in the game.

And maybe think about using an escrow account for the payments; it's like having a referee for your money, making sure everything goes where it's supposed to.Super excited for you, best of luck!!

The accepted offer on the property your interested in bidding should be 90% of the court referee's opinion of value (or appraisal).