he only had 1 teacher ..and they are more famous and known than you or me so i guess thanks..didnt come here to fight with people or be insulted..thanks biggerpockets for a nice place to ask for help.

If they sue you, then you hire an attorney, but I think he'd have a hard time winning a suit to compel you to give earnest money on a house you aren't going to buy, even if he put something like that in the contract

#Winning. 

Congratulations on the first win, Spencer!

Thanks @Nathan Paisley RDPD is the best book so far but I'm starting Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur: What It Takes to Win in High-Stakes Commercial Real Estate this weekend.

No one can say what the outcome of a bidding will be but I myself see it as a lost effort where even if I do win a bid it I will not get a property at a good enough price to make it worth the entire effort but its up to you if you really want to pursue this method of buying properties.

From my personal library, I would also add just a few:"How to Win Friends and Influence People"- Dale Carnegie.  

Perhaps you could get an investor to buy the condo at the loan balance through a contract for deed and get out of managing a no-win property from a distance.

In these podcast's they ask at the end the famous four questions, of which one is the guest's favorite real estate book and another their favorite business book.

I have 1 out of 2 chances of winning 100x the money.