Thanks @Shiloh Lundahl for posting on interesting threads so it pops up on my keyword alert.When the market corrects, like a lot of prudent investors, I will likely grow my portfolio. 

Late on a Sunday evening I saw a short sale pop up on Redfin of a house with no pictures in Palos Verdes Estates.  

Again, others might feel differently here.3) property level due diligence: (takes seconds to weeks per deal): here is where I drill in with the low-level details.a) pro forma popping: I examine all the assumptions, and see if they are overoptimistic or not.

The ones I've found for sell have utility liens and backed taxes on them, so I'm wondering if these properties would be a great investment after paying those liens off or if there could be hidden issues that would pop up and cost me more in the long run.

Nothing really popped out as something I wanted to try but recent unfortunate events made me reassess that. 

When I first started searching for a house in Austin, Texas, a couple of months ago, there were several occasions when I would ask my realtor about a house that had just popped up for sale on Zillow; a day or two later that house would show up in the automatic search e-mail.

There is a loud dripping/popping noise coming from inside the walls that wakes me and the neighbor up at night.  

If a lender pops on here and anything I said is incorrect please feel free to point it out.

Popped to the top of the forum somehow, mods you can delete. 

Same with retail centers I generally like 2 million and above and preferably 3 million price point starting.There is a difference between a retail center with 3 tenants newly built 1.5 million all NNN plus cam from an older 15 year old building with 10 mom and pop tenants with all different leases and types gross, NN,NNN,etc. and the buyer is looking for help every step of the way.