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Research Fundamentals

19 video lessons — from lien-vs-deed foundations to picking a county, reading a raw property list, and setting the one number you never cross on bid day. A research reference that ships with the software: it shows the checks DeedFlex data supports; you make every call and verify with the county.

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0. Orientation

What Research Fundamentals is, how to use it, and the vocabulary that unlocks everything else.

What Research Fundamentals Is (and Isn't) — locked lesson Unlock with membership
0.1What Research Fundamentals Is (and Isn't)
How to Use DeedFlex While You Learn — locked lesson Unlock with membership
0.2How to Use DeedFlex While You Learn
Key Terms Glossary — locked lesson Unlock with membership
0.3Key Terms Glossary

1. Foundations

Liens, deeds, redemption, returns. The machinery under every tax sale.

Lien vs Deed — locked lesson Unlock with membership
1.1Lien vs Deed
The 3-Bucket State Classifier — locked lesson Unlock with membership
1.2The 3-Bucket State Classifier
Redemption Periods — locked lesson Unlock with membership
1.3Redemption Periods
How Returns Are Structured — locked lesson Unlock with membership
1.4How Returns Are Structured
Over-the-Counter (OTC) — locked lesson Unlock with membership
1.5Over-the-Counter (OTC)
Lien Priority & Position — locked lesson Unlock with membership
1.6Lien Priority & Position

2. Finding Deals

Build a pipeline: pick counties, define a buy-box, read a raw property list.

Your Auction Calendar — locked lesson Unlock with membership
2.1Your Auction Calendar
Pick a County Worth It — locked lesson Unlock with membership
2.2Pick a County Worth It
Define Your Buy-Box — locked lesson Unlock with membership
2.3Define Your Buy-Box
Read the Property List — locked lesson Unlock with membership
2.4Read the Property List
The Parcel Eye-Test — locked lesson Unlock with membership
2.5The Parcel Eye-Test

3. Underwriting & Bidding

Comps, condition, rehab, your max bid, and the carrying costs nobody warns you about.

Comps & ARV — locked lesson Unlock with membership
3.1Comps & ARV
Reading Condition Remotely — locked lesson Unlock with membership
3.2Reading Condition Remotely
Estimating Rehab Cost — locked lesson Unlock with membership
3.3Estimating Rehab Cost
The Max Bid — Your Discipline Line — locked lesson Unlock with membership
3.4The Max Bid — Your Discipline Line
Holding Costs, Taxes & the 1099 — locked lesson Unlock with membership
3.5Holding Costs, Taxes & the 1099

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All 19 walkthroughs are included with DeedFlex Pro — along with the live scored deal board, lien flags, watchlist and alerts. Currently $59/month, billed monthly, cancel anytime.

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