However, if the foreclosure is near the end, they will postpone the auction date if they believe they have an acceptable short sale.

Let your agent handle your auction bid and ensure they know what your maximum bid is.

Couldn't resist a great property at auction today and now I have to figure out the right way to pay for it.Essentially I have half the cash available in my S-Corp account and half the cash in my SD 401K acccount.I have never "mixed" a property like this.Suggestions on cleanest way to structure?

The auction scenes are not even filmed at the actual foreclosure auction any more.

I'm preparing for my first Local tax deed auction.

Another real estate investor bought the house at auction and used the other hard money lender to make a loan on the purchase.

You can buy houses at foreclosure auctions, through HUD or VA foreclosures, you can advertise to attract distressed homeowners and buy directly from them, you can buy through wholesalers (someone that finds a property for you at a low price) and more.

I'm toying with the idea of hiring VA to search hud and other auction type websites to run an analysis for me and deliver the best 30 a week for me to possibly write offers on instead of me looking through 300 a week (which I usually burn out from quickly) but searching through the VAs, I dont really see that skill set written about.

I paid 17k at auction and sold it to her son for 40k. 

If the tax department cannot find a property owner then in time the property will go up for auction due to the unpaid property taxes.