I am very aware of the fact that it is overall a losing game, but I have to work on my psychology on this.  

@Jonathan Greene @Jay Hinrichs @Nicholas L. short sales are almost always done through RE agents and are a major pain the butt if the lender servicer wont respond in a timely fashion.Pre foreclosure you dont use and agent but if your talking NY I think and not totally sure but I think only an attorney can draft the Deed transfering title .

They have rules and best practices about how we put these deals together which has collectively saved us from much of the pain being experienced right now in the multifamily space. 

Like almost everything else in life: Short-term pain for long-term gain!

Well stated this is a psychological and emotional question that only you know what will be best.  

If you can't tell it's a royal pain!

In each category, note how much you are bothered or stressed on a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 = not bothered at all and 5 = stressed out: Pain Points Stress1 to 5 Pain Points Stress1 to 5 Unit turnover Exterior maintenance Advertising for available units Deferred capital expenditures Tenant screening rules Plumbing or electrical emergencies Tenant selection / discrimination rules Mortgage payments Documenting move-in conditions Bookkeeping and bill paying Documenting ongoing conditions Taxes and insurance premiums Dealing with tenant complaints Risk of late payments or non-payments Dealing with neighbor complaints Risk of property damage or vandalism Mold, termites and rodents Premises liability Interior maintenance Evicting tenants If your completed table has mostly 1s and 2s, then congratulations—you are a happy landlord!

Then you need to add in pain in the *** factor, which for an older expensive property while you live abroad is quite high.

Appreciate you sharing your post/pain points from a buyers perspective.

Immediately after the weak jobs report, we saw unemployment applications come in way below projections.The economic pain people and businesses are facing in 2024 is real.