A lender is not able to sue you for any deficiency judgement.

It may have nothing to do with his workman ship. cost to remove the deficiency?

A 30 unit was a gut job and I spent 4 months negotiating that short sale, water lien, waiver of deficiency to make a paltry 6,000 because the sales price was 3k and change a door.

There are a number of ways title can be passed and defects or deficiencies can be cured.

Pros: Short sales allows the homeowner to avoid foreclosure, the legal process used by lenders to enforce payment of a mortgage debt.Lenders can obtain deficiency judgments after a short sale in some states.Cons:Short sales are usually anything but short.

The agent was not pleased as the reported deficiences now become a disclosure issue.

Are you in a deficiency state with a charged off balance that is (will be) due? 

You should get an agreement from the lender that the proceeds from the short sale are full and final payment for the loan, and that they will not pursue a deficiency judgment.

One buyer I presented didn't happen because they wanted to be paid money on a certain $$ amount collected on deficiencies once buyer purchased these from them.

If 100% occupancy at 7,100 a month by 12 is 85,200 gross by at least half costs is 42,600 which at a 10 cap is a purchase price of 426,000 without any immediate CAPEX needed for repairs.The 50% is based on ongoing maintenance and not CAPEX which is immediate repairs that are deficient from the previous owner deferring maintenance to show a healthier cash flow than what is realistic or expected.