The other avenues here are frankly a bit too complicated to bother with and could cost you investment dollars in the learning curve.

I remember a REO a few years ago that the prior owner had written 'notes' to the bank and anyone buying the property all over the walls,,,in a kids room there was a note saying something like "i hope you enjoy what was my house,,I grew up here and the bank took it away"..I have to admit, nothing written had bothered me until I saw that, then I just left,,,bad karma

I don’t really bother with that system much because I keep my own log separate from it.

That doesn't bother me.

RBC made a policy choice last year to fill a gap most of the Big-5 Canadian banks have: 5 & 6 unit properties are "technically" commercial, but the commercial lending department won't touch anything <500K {possibly higher in TO and Vancouver} and really do not like to bother with deals <1-million.

He will send you a few nasty emails, then he will stop bothering you.

For example I really don't bother with Hammond anymore.

Assuming you try to work the short sale (by the way if you are not good with details and negotiating don't bother because SS have a lot of details, negotiating, paperwork and follow up) the bank is going to want to get a BPO or an appraisal and if that comes in at anything close to $350 I think your deal is dead.

Should I even bother putting in low all cash offers on those properties or just skip right on past them?

This is a perfect example of why I am bothered at the fact that so much government money is not used every year.