You also have to seek out motivated sellers, which comprise of sellers who are burned out, retiring, don't know the business, etc.  

Doing deals comprises so much more than the buying process.  

Someone is selling their 2.4 million dollar portfolio comprised of single family homes, multi unit properties, and commercial properties.

The cost of the hotel cleaning my room and restocking the soap and towels is about $15 for this example.

I'm hoping someone here would be able to clarify the real difference between the two. the type of info and list I'm trying to comprise is homes that are delinquent on taxes or any other type of liens and just look up overall extensive property history.

@Chris SkalaAh that explains it, yeah mine empties into a soap sink.

Let's just call the old house your primary address with it being on your license, your mailing address, a bar of soap in the bathroom, kool-aid in the fridge, a bed and a change of clothes in the closet.

Very excited about this and looking forward to the closing this month.My question is really around fully protecting myself during this process, the reason-being, we're buying this short sale all-cash and the cash comprises the vast majority of my savings and liquidity.  

Okay enough of my soap box, hope this helped! 

The idea is that as well as a normal Lease, a SEPARATE "Option to Buy" Contract would operate concurrently, which would comprise an agreed Purchase Price and NON-REFUNDABLE earnest deposit that would be put towards that purchase price IF they exercise their Option at the end of their normal Lease.