I'm not talking about stocking up on lumber and therefore needing a ton of space but rather items like doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, appliances, etc.My questions to BP members:- Do you have a home office or seperate office space?

I am a lumber/building materials exporter and have a successful career in that field that I plan to continue indefinitely, but am ready to spend some time and energy on trying to build another source of income for my retirement years. 

Here it is: As usual, I was surfing the net finding investment groups to network at and find investors to either invest with my company or to unload some of our properties.

Some investors are now seeking to unload their properties with us as well, but as you know, non-owner occupied properties don't qualify for relocation assistance.  

The owner is a Doctor and has moved to Costa Rica and is looking to unload his Dalls properties, which makes sense.

I have 2 recently flipped projects that are both currently being leased that 1 seller is trying to unload now. 

I do hope the poster found someone to help them or at least unloaded this thing.1 - If you're a new investor, investing in properties that are not close to home is just a bad idea.2 - Investing in a property sight-unseen is a bad idea unless you're a very savvy investor.3 - Before you buy a property, always make sure you've got someone to manage it, and I'd go as far as to suggest having 2 alternatives.4 - Investing in war-zones as a newbie is always a bad idea.I'm sure there are more lessons here, but I thought I'd point these out for anyone who is reading . . .BTW - If you find yourself in a situation like this, often-times selling at a loss and getting rid of your problem is the best solution.

I'd like to hear your ideas on what banks, the GSEs and FHA could be doing better in order to unload their REO inventories (faster and while taking reasonable losses [i.e. selling them all for $0.99 does not count]) and get the for sale market back to working order again (or somewhere close to it)Could they have better marketing strategies?

The lady is very motivated because she is moving to TX soon and just needs to unload this property.

You may have some terrible properties the seller is trying to unload within the portfolio and this is an easy way to do it if the buyer doesn't know how to analyze a portfolio deal properly.Ask the seller if you can sign an NDA to have access to the actual expenses broken out but property.