I am saying this because I want to give a little perspective of who I am and why I will be answering the way I do.Whether it is prior rent locations on a rental application or previous employers on a resume, it makes no difference; it all comes down to liability.

More important, this isn't a REI investment plan....it reads more like a resume'.  

I have had sellers simply decline the auction, or on some occasions have been forced to just let the auction play out and resume the short sale process afterwards.

Your approach here seems pretty similar to sending out resumes - and it's a great strategy for the right audience.Great job.

Could be a good resume builder if you're not the main sponsor but instead perform some value add service on the deal.

Sellers do not want their time wasted and if a broker brings a flaky buyer or a pretender to them trying some off the wall stuff then the broker will likely never get business from the owner again.If you have your personal bank account showing funds to purchase for the deal size you are looking in and a resume to include with very specific criteria  on what you are looking for then you might get on some internal lists. 

They're quite correlated.When we pull out of this with a more nationalistic "north america first" stance growth and inflation will resume.

A Master's degree may be the path to developing the network you seek, but only if you go to a prestigious institution.I want a credential on my resume / I want a credential that requires a Master's degree.

I was prepared for nuclear disaster in the early 80's.

I use the Biggepockets tools but want a more in depth knowledge to add to my resume.