In other words, if the comps sold at market rate financing and the subject is being sold with interest rate concessions, that could imply a greater value.

Hmmm, I didn't mean to imply scripts were bad, but to use them for content as a tool.

No I don't feel you should be angry.This isn't a pocket short sale listing from what you are describing.The servicer for the loan as part of their PSA agreement probably stipulates the property to be exposed FULLY to the market to extract the most value.If you do not have a buyer brokerage agreement with this agent your a CUSTOMER and NOT a CLIENT.If you had an agreement signed with you as a client and also the seller then when doing the purchase and sale they could select dual agency if allowed in your state.They could also bring another agent in for your side or fill in the contract with you being the customer and the seller the client.There is also implied duty with the lender on a short sale as the bank is taking the loss on the loan and approving the sale or it doesn't close.It sounds like you are looking for a needle in a haystack and now you are upset competition is involved.It happens.

I think its pretty conservative way to dip my toe in from a cash flow perspective and the valuations that are implied when I say Id like to pay P+I close to what I could rent for in a nice 1br condo are low.Basically does this sound reasonable?

You have to pay even less than the price implied by the 2% rule.

The rest of the paragraph implies that the sale has not been held.

You implied he could have fabricated his report, which some people may find offensive.

To imply that San Diego does not have good ROI for financed buy n hold is verifiably incorrect. 

Your comment kind of implies that the course DID teach ways to find them.

I started sellin vaccums door to door, then became a divisional sales trainer and recruiter fot that company.