He's really just looking to unload this property and would like to get what he owes for it. 

I expect the landlords start to unload portfolios.

I've been approached by a bank with a list of 800 REOs that they are looking to unload.

there are banks though in the NW that obviously fund Lumber companies and Mills.. but its a specialty niche and not available to just anyone you have to be in the business..  15 acres of well stock 100 year old doug fir in our market can be worth over 500k on the stump. 

., Canadian lumber).To get all cash, which some investors are willing to do, especially some of the more established flippers or BRRRR-nauts, it'll be more of a sure thing going with an agent as stated above. 

But as I continued growing in my home town another investor called wanting to unload two duplexes and three houses so he can have capitol to invest in other means.  

@Christopher Morin  Lumber supply company can provide an engineer if you have good as-built drawings.  

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?

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.