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Taking normal diligence precautions and following local tax procedures has limited cost savings.  

Each state has its own rules, different lien hierarchies, and its own way of treating debts, and even counties within the same state can have very different procedures.

Regulations for this type of foreclosure process are outlined below in the "Power of Sale Foreclosure Guidelines".Power of Sale Foreclosure GuidelinesIf the deed of trust or mortgage contains a power of sale clause and specifies the time, place and terms of sale, then the specified procedure must be followed.

There are policy and procedures in place.

Oxford house has policies and procedures with 10pm curfew, mandatory AA/NA meeting attendance, job/school attendance, daily house chores so the house should be the cleanest and quietest on the block. 

Add in the amount of time a client takes from California to review every line item, haggle over cost (not saying you did this), etc... and most mid tier contractors will not take on the job you are describing.That leaves you with lower tier to one man band contractors who are lacking in insurance, pay homies off the books, and don't have workers comp.Everything you are describing is standard procedure for lower tier, smaller contractors that do this type of work. 

I've seen too many people get burned on procedure and the judge throws out their case and they have to start over two months later, THEN having to hire an attorney, hemorrhaging money the whole way.

When a CO alarm false alarms in the middle of the night the recommended procedure is to evacuate and call 911. 

They can also turn the video into a written procedure for you to critique.Then they know what your expectations are.