Built by someone on the courthouse steps every month

Sam Pope

Founder · Macon, Georgia

I’ve spent six years investing in Macon real estate, backed by three years in GIS and data analysis — First Tuesday Report sits right at that intersection.

I’m at the Bibb County auction on the first Tuesday of every month, and almost every month someone new walks up with the same questions: Which auction is this one? How do I bid? What happens after I win? Do I inherit a second mortgage or a senior lien? How do I actually get clean title? What’s this redemption period — and can I even get into the property after I win?

Those are exactly the right questions, and getting them wrong is expensive. I built First Tuesday Report to answer them property by property — identify and screen every listing across all three sale types, research title and liens on the properties that qualify, and lay out the deal so you can make a smart decision instead of a fast one.

I’m also honest about what it is and isn’t. I do the research you can’t easily do yourself — but two things stay with you: drive by the properties (there are far too many for me to walk every one), and run your own numbers and compare them to mine. The goal isn’t to bid for you. It’s to put accurate, primary-source information in your hands so the call is yours, made with your eyes open.

What we believe

• Primary sources over hearsay. Every fact in a report traces to a record — the Macon Reporter, GSCCCA, the county, the court.
• A human checks every report. Accuracy you can trust beats automation you can’t. A person signs off before it reaches you.
• Redemption math matters. On tax sales, when a property redeems is as important as whether it does. We track the clock.
• Local knowledge wins. Knowing which attorneys proceed, which sales postpone, and who’s bidding can’t be scraped — it’s earned by showing up.

Why local matters

We’re at the United Building, 206 7th Street, on the first Tuesday of every month. That ground-level intelligence — who actually buys, what gets bid up, what reverts to the bank — is the difference between a report and a printout.