TRUSTEE SALE BIDDING SERVICE AGREEMENT
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The UNDERSIGNED {name} (hereinafter Buyer, plural or singular), agree to hire County Records Research to perform the act of bidding on Buyer's behalf at Trustee's Sales as specified by Buyer on the Request for Bidding Services contract for the purchase of Real Property at Trustee's sale auction.
Buyer hereby authorizes and instructs County Records Research and/or its assigned agents to endorse the certified funds checks Buyer has provided to County Records Research for the sole purpose of purchasing real property from a Trustee at the non-judicial foreclosure sales.
County Records Research and/or its assigned agents will be bidding on specified properties on Buyer's behalf and is authorized by Buyer to bid up to and including the maximum bid authorized by Buyer.
BUYER UNDERSTANDS THAT, TO AVOID ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR APPEARANCE THEREOF, IF COUNTY RECORDS RESEARCH IS AUTHORIZED TO BID ON THE SAME PROPERTY BY MULTIPLE CLIENTS THAT COUNTY RECORDS RESEARCH WILL ONLY REPRESENT THAT CLIENT THAT HAS AUTHORIZED THE HIGHEST BID AMOUNT (WITH FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR SAID BID) AND WILL ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY FOR THAT CLIENT AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE ACQUISITION PRICE. IN CASES WHERE MULTIPLE CLIENTS AUTHORIZE EQUAL BIDS, COUNTY RECORDS RESEARCH WILL REPRESENT THAT CLIENT (WITH FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR SAID BID) THAT FIRST REQUESTED THEIR BID.
When Trustee Sale Bidding Service clients request a bid on a property, the current active maximum bid assigned to that property will be displayed on the bid request form, as well as on the client's current bid request sheet. It is the client's responsibility to check the status on their bids to ensure they are being represented by County Records Research at the Trustee sale as the high bidder.
The Fee charged by County Records Research to represent Buyer is $100 for each day our Bidding Agent attends the Trustee sale on behalf of the client, and $2,900 for each successful purchase, or as agreed to in advance between parties. Upon notification of successful purchase, Buyer will deposit or cause to be deposited forthwith with County Records Research payment in full for said Fee and understands and agrees that the Trustee's Deed Upon Sale may be held by County Records Research until said payment(s) has been deposited.
Buyer bid instructions remain in effect until cancelled by Buyer. Certified funds must be received at the County Records Research corporate office located at 4952 Warner Avenue Ste 105 Huntington Beach CA a minimum of 48 hours before the scheduled sale.
Buyer may cancel and/or modify bid instructions up to the scheduled sale time and may request the return of their unused funds at any time.
Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless County Records Research from and against all costs, damages, attorney's fees, expenses, obligations and liabilities of any kind which are incurred or may be incurred or sustained by reason of any act of omission or commission on the part of others due to County Records Research and/or its authorized agents following Buyers specific instruction for the bidding process and ultimate purchase of the property at the Trustee Sale or the failure of County Records Research and/or its authorized agents to be the successful bidder at the scheduled sale for any reason including but not limited to not attending scheduled sale . County Records Research and/or its authorized agents will make every effort to successfully purchase all selected properties.
Buyer agrees to provide legal representation for County Records Research, if necessary, to protect any interests of County Records Research Inc. due to the completion of said instructions and for any omission or commission of actions on the part of County Records Research.
Buyer agrees and understands that all properties purchased at trustee sale are purchased "as is" with no warranties as to the properties physical condition and that all sales are final with no right to rescind the purchase. Buyer understands that County Records Research does not warrant or guarantee any aspect of the property referenced for purchase including but not limited to the property condition, delinquent property tax status, current ownership, clear title, lien position, number of liens against the property, specific zoning or building limitations, involuntary lien attachment, or any other aspect of the transaction. Buyer accepts full responsibility for researching all aspects of the title histories and current title status on properties set forth to be purchased and in no way holds County Records Research responsible for any act of research.
All questions pertaining to the validity, interpretation and administration of this agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of California, the state in which this agreement is executed. If any provision of this contract is held by any court to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force.
The proper, exclusive, and only venue for any legal proceeding relating to this contract will lie in the judicial district where the offices of County Records Research are located.