Cash on cash, internal rate of return etc?

Joe's brother-in-law buying Joe's house at a short sale would be a huge red flag for fraud.I think the biggest arrow in your quiver is #1, and your most probable path to success is to order a fresh appraisal with a fresh opinion of value, and once it comes back go to your (or the end-lender's) appraisal department (not the AMC, the lender's internal folks) and argue that the new appraisal is more credible than the previous one because of #1 ("if the appraiser didn't even go to the comps for a quick drive-by photo, who knows what else he didn't even actually do?")

Optional - Get a college degree in real estate ( Florida International University and University of Florida offer fully online degrees in International Real Estate and Real Estate Finance).  

I hold an MBA and a PhD, and currently work as an academic leader.

However, many larger companies use Internal Rate of Return (IRR) as also a matrix to assess how desirable a property maybe based on how long they desire to hold the property.

BNI is Business Networking International, a networking group where you get to know one another well enough to pass personal referrals.  

Some of this is really academic stuff. 

With that in mind, who out there have the patiences or time to take on a free intern.

Many forecasters predict a shift to more CA normal market barring some international crisis that is.

I highly recommend Matt with Floor Coverings International.