With a normal mortgage, and Post Oct 2015's regulatory changes slowing things down (TRID), 11 days to keys in hand is my personal record.

Yes, healthcare will continue to need people, some forms of construction like I mentioned, but there's a LOT of bodies out there!

No action should be taken on anything I post by inhabitants of planet Earth or any other celestial body.

Hi @Joe Scheffold, you mentioned in the headline that this is a short sale but I don't see that referenced in your body.

That roadmap, as of right now, is outlined.Learn - Keep FTJ (Full Time Job)Books, podcasts, BP, peopleFTJ and PTJ options: Go back into being a residential handyman and contractorWholesale - Keep FTJRamp up Wholesaling, possibly until either quitting or finding a PTJ to offset Wholesaling goal - raise capital to flip laterPlataeu Wholesaling, ramp up Flipping while ramping down WholesalingPlataeu Flipping, ramp up Buy-and-HoldLong Term Goal: rental portfolio with extra capital to invest in othersMy motivation does include swinging hammers (I love the physical work), but I recognize that won't be where I need to put myself to make money past the short-term (and my body won't be able to do that forever).

That said, let's talk about the alleged sticking points: a heated drive in a colder climate is DEFINITELY attractive (...says my aging but stubborn snow-shoveling body in New England.)

Regulatory environment here matters, quite a bit. 

If you bury the body deep enough, you probably won't get caught." hahaha. 

@Pat LioneI'm not familiar with your situation or regulatory rules...

The opportunity cost issues are: having to pay all utilities plus a housekeeper along with some regulatory overhead from the State, along with some "gotchas" like not being able to put locks on bedroom doors or you're technically operating a boarding house which is a whole different can of worms.