I would assume these can get the ball rolling very quickly due to the circumstances.

I am a fellow house hacker and think it's the best way to get into the game if your circumstances allow it!

If positive, it's generally treated like income or offsets the liability for that property to $0; this is highly dependent on the circumstances.

New forum member here.Long story short, I ended up through circumstances deciding this was a good time for me to buy a live-in two flat, which I mention because it is not a cash-positive investment for me.

What if circumstances require a cashier's check instead of a wire, how difficult (or not) is it to order one?

If they find out, they can get really intrusive and they do not care about your circumstance.

The trustee, borrower or bank can ensure you get your hand slapped hard for approaching the circumstance as a work-out or foreclosure fix it guy without a license or being an attorney.Let's say that we can approach the owner and be in compliance, which you can.You will not purchase a note as an individual investor from a bank that has started foreclosure by making an offer like that.You get a request from the borrower for the bank to sell the note in lieu of payoff as demanded.

Certain circumstances may require additional guarantors, however, just one will suffice most times. 

Yet somehow I did not have the lady taking the packages on camera (maybe she did not and it was weird set of circumstances with packages delivered to the wrong address).   

Suggesting security measures, like motion lights or cameras, is also reasonable given the circumstances.