Seven modules that follow one real purchase, from the first docket search to the exit. Every lesson is taught on live Florida cases by people who bid every week.
Syllabus
Module 1
How Florida sells a foreclosure
You can read a docket and know exactly where a case stands.
- Judicial foreclosure in plain English
- Chapter 702 and Statute 45.031
- Foreclosure sales versus tax deed sales
Module 2
Finding sales before everyone else
You build a weekly pipeline across the counties you choose.
- Clerk calendars and RealForeclose
- Tracking cases from lis pendens
- Filtering 300 lots down to 5
Module 3
Title and liens
You know what you will own, and what will still be owed, before you bid.
- Lien priority and who got served
- HOA and condo assessment liability
- Municipal, code and federal tax liens
Module 4
Value and the max bid
You walk in with one number and you do not cross it.
- Pricing a house you cannot enter
- Repair cushions that hold up
- The max-bid worksheet
Module 5
Auction day
Your account, deposit and wire are ready, and the clock does not rattle you.
- Setting up with each clerk
- Deposits and proxy bids
- Reading the plaintiff's bidding
Module 6
After you win
You get from certificate of sale to keys without surprises.
- The ten-day window
- Occupants and writs of possession
- Insurance, title and your first week
Module 7
Exits and investor capital
You pick the exit before the bid, and you know how to bring in partners.
- Flip, rent or wholesale the title
- Clearing title for resale
- How we structure purchases for investors
- Closing the resale through our brokerage
Who should not take this
- Anyone looking for a way to buy property with no money. Auctions are cash, due within a day.
- Anyone who wants to be told it is easy. Most lots we look at, we pass on.
- Anyone who needs the money they would bid with. You can lose it on a bad title.
- Anyone who will not read a court docket. That is most of the work.
Other ways to learn this
You have cheaper options, and some of them are good. Here is what each one is for.
| Option | Good for | Where it stops |
|---|---|---|
| The clerk's own training videos | Free, and accurate about how the auction website works. | They explain the platform, not which lots to buy or which liens survive. |
| Auction data software | Cheap, and it lists every upcoming sale in the state. | Raw listings. Deciding what a lot actually is remains your job. |
| A community college evening class | Inexpensive and in person. | A few hours of overview rather than live cases. |
| National real estate seminars | Wide reach, polished material. | Rarely specific to Florida's judicial process or to county clerk rules. |