In 2008 new investors felt the squeeze when Balloons, ARMs second mortgages exploded, lockstep with rising interest rates.

You may find many property management companies are found as arms of real estate brokerages.I did my own management for a while early on when I had only a couple of places and it was nice to learn what the day to day challenges were.

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There are arguments that they are not backed by anything or that digital monies are insecure, but your fiat money in the bank is stored electronically and backed by nothing but a promise. 

Also, if you are willing, you will likely get a MUCH better ARM rate on a jumbo with big banks (i.e.

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You may way want to check on any arms length addendums you signed for the short sale. 

First Bank is a portfolio lender that could be another option but they'll likely place you in an ARM (which isn't bad if you're planning on refinancing after a year or two anyway). 

As a member of the 6 digit grad school federal student loan club, with loans around or below 6%; I am in more of a hurry to max out my investments prior to loan pay off...

Arm yourself with those tools and there is zero limit to what you can achieve and what you can accomplish.