Case in point..

Typically an inspector would not test the A/C system if the ambient temperature is below 50 degrees which could be the case in Feb/Mar in Utah.

As is the case in most cities.

It is the case in my investing area, and I have people in other parts of the country reporting the same thing.The banks are apparently switching gears and instead of asking for the principal or close to it when listing REOs they have realized it isn't feasible to move properties.

Do you find that to be the case in many instances on the notes you have dealt with??

If I can somehow come up with 20% down (which I don't see being the case in the near future), I would aim for conventional but I think I may go with an FHA loan more realistically. 

Is that the case in the US?

This is typically the case in short sales, wholesaling, lease to own agreements, seller financing deals, etc.

That is how you earn profit.http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/25/bay-area-wag...Case in point: Over the five years that ended in July, the median home price has rocketed up 94 percent in San Mateo County, 74 percent in Santa Clara County and 67 percent in San Francisco, according to figures from the CoreLogic real estate information service.

Scoring a property at a reasonable price is a happy byproduct of a content vendor.In your case-in-hand, the Vendor wishes to exit the rental business ... and he want's his money, now.