Dave Van Horn is a collegue of mine and I am glad that he was able to point you in a direction that helped you feel better about your retirement planning. 

If the seller says, “Oh no, feel free to give us an offer”, then there is your invitation.  

An out of state investment didn’t feel like the right fit for us either.

I feel direct mail is another great method.

The purchase to cash flow ratio is much higher than majority of the states in the US but again not the only states.If you need any help or want to talk more REI feel free to reach out I have done a ton of business in both states and can walk you through pretty much anything.

But I feel like having the bank connections (to automatically pull in those expenses/revenues) is key to streamlining things.

I’m in CA also and paid cap gains on huge profits to the tune of 28%, which included CA state cap gains.

Feel free to shoot me a PM.

My telephone number is included below if you have any questions or wish to speak, I have several minutes best wishes to you.

Secondly, the homeowner would need to cooperate as she would need to submit a bunch of paperwork including income statements, tax returns, etc. for the Short Sale application to show that she is insolvent.