Findlater hopes the renovations will boost the property's potential rental yield and, in three to five years, its resale price.

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Because it is so easy to participate, Mr Dove thinks that auctions will turn from being events one attends only to buy, into places for analysts to gauge market trends, competitors to see what rivals are selling, manufacturers to check the resale price of their equipment, and potential sellers to see what they might get for their own unneeded goods.

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Go to the county assessor's office and study recent sales for price-per-square foot and time spent on market to determine what sort of price you can expect at resale.

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Residential properties will now face a stiffer down-payment requirement and taxes on resale (such as 15% on the contract price for a quick flip).

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