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FIELD GUIDES7 ENTRIES

How to read your BidWise deal score

What the score actually measures, how to interpret the confidence indicator, and when to override the recommendation with your own judgment.

Getting Started · 6 MIN

Estimating rehab costs by property age & condition

A baseline framework for rehab ranges by decade-of-build, condition flags, and the specific signals that bump your estimate up or down.

Underwriting · 9 MIN

Title searching a tax deed property — the 5-minute version

The exact lookups to run before any auction bid. What back-tax depth actually means, and the red flags that should kill a deal instantly.

Risk · 7 MIN

How to set your max bid (and stick to it)

The math behind a defensible max bid, how to walk away cleanly, and the psychological traps that make experienced investors overpay.

Auction Day · 8 MIN

Understanding back-tax depth and lien stacking

What you actually inherit when you win a tax deed sale. Junior liens, mortgage interests, and the situations where the math gets dangerous fast.

Risk · 10 MIN

Reading auction results and sale histories

How to mine past auction outcomes for market signals. Identifying overpaying neighborhoods, dead zones, and where the real values are.

Research · 7 MIN

August 2026 Georgia tax sales: what's actually on the lists

Gwinnett and Clayton both sell on August 4. Here's what the published lists look like after analysis — parcel counts, how many clear our strong-deal bar, and how to prepare before the courthouse steps.

Market Updates · 6 MIN

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