The Parties acknowledge and agree that neither the Buyers nor the Sellers nor their respective Brokers/Agents have any agreements written or oral that will permit the Seller or the Seller’s family member to remain in the property as renters or regain ownership of said property at any time after the execution of the Short Sale transaction.

So yes, some can convey some or all of it, I did, but it's NOT owed, ever, and means nothing if they don't, it's GC's choice, they earned it. 

Could be anything from someone leaving a faucet on, bad ring on a faucet to a leak or all the copper was cut out.

another option for 2 family duplex is working with a prefab company. they go up fast and you can often buy in to do some or all the finish work depending on timeline and skills.

So a buyer that qualifies for a conventional or all cash etc has stronger odds of making it to the closing table.It just speaks to the strength of the offer.

If you somehow extract some or all of that equity, why not just focus on the most profitable buy & hold real estate you can find?  

I don't totally subscribe to his arguments but you can't go wrong listening to him because he brings up excellent points that are missed by many new investors who do not figure in those things until they get hit with $10k in roof repairs or $5k for HVAC repairs or even $1k for hot water heaters, or all of it.

I have read that it may be possible to show records of the sale and the on-time payments in order to get some or all of the debt payment excluded. 

The recently proposed bill seems to be removing some or all of the self-employment tax exclusion on rental income. 

The subject property is the only eyesore on the street, it appears to need mostly just cosmetic interior/exterior upgrades, and it basically pencils out at 7 units-- with an 8-unit conversion it will allow a refinance of most or all of invested cash within 2 years.