They have a portal online where I can access all the info about my rentals.

Then now they try to force you to pay through portal at a $3.95 per transaction.

I am on the York MLS system and subsequent portals so I'm fairly privy to general market trends, etc.  

The auction ends in 4 hours.A 2 bedroom condo in a very exclusive building has a final judgement order of $178,000Property market value is around $463,000.Court records show the plaintiff is the first mortgage.HOWEVER the online auction portal also lists the following defendants-DEFENDANTSuntrust Bank (na),DEFENDANTJohn DoeDEFENDANTOne Miami Master Assn Inc,DEFENDANTOne Miami West Condo Assn Inc, Now Suntrust Bank at no point has a mortgage on the property in the county records.Similarly the condo associations listed don't have any liens or any mention at all in court records.

After getting all my work info submitted to them via a secure portal, I received an email saying my taxes were in the queue.

My case was simple with no LLC's to verify.My TimelineApril 10 Application submitted April 13th received $1000May 2nd I received the we understand letterMay 4th Email stating ready for the next step - create account on Portal.

@Airika Pope https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/pdf//GreenvilleSC_comp_18.pdf

Also heard 7-night minimums but haven't been able to find anything on the PBC portal to confirm; as we only operate on the up and up and like to keep clear of those grey areas. 

Sometimes buyers or agents will pay the negotiator, but if the money is coming out of a buyer or agent's pocket, rarely do they want to pay the high fees an attorney charges, so that generally won't work either.So, again, you're correct that a licensed attorney can legally negotiate loans in Georgia, but from a practical standpoint of how short sales typically work (and how negotiators typically get paid), most attorneys won't touch short sales in Georgia as there is no practical way they'll get paid a reasonable fee for the work.Here is part of the regulation that contains the exemption list (see 7-1-1001(a)(5) for the attorney exemption and stipulations):http://dbf.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/44/5/143622413GRMACodeSections_ver7-1-2011.pdfNon-profits -- and lots of other people/situations -- are in the exemption list as well, though none of the exemptions provide a good method for investors to negotiate their short sales.

Here is a legal brief on the matter:https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1...