So I have to try it again and word it differently to beat the system.

During the height of the mortgage housing crisis, banks really did not have systems in place to deal with short sales and were making it up as they went alone; often pulling the carpet out from under the seller at the last minute.They are a lot of work; the seller has to be willing to cooperate by providing info and follow instructions, the buyer needs to be patient and have cash, and the realtor needs to have experience.I would be happy to take a few questions.Bob

I know most of the experienced real estate investors have a system in place for what they use over and over for materials during rehabs.

Make sure you have good systems in place to make the necessary changes to stabilize a rental.

Anyone have a recommendation for a water submetering system for a small multi family property?

Has anyone arranged to get a mortgage released through the MERS system?

Learn the system on a local level. 

I always have to call the help line and have them walk me through it.. there is a reason once the NMLS system came in that huge numbers of originators left or went to work were they did not need NMLS> so yes the license Is NOT easy to get .. and you have to be a mortgage banker like me to write your own deals.

Build solid systems to keep the project moving along.

How is the banking system?