People who advise otherwise do too much internet reading with no understanding of regulatory law.

Kinda using the same process the banks are using to assign short sale listings to "affiliated or Vetted" agents, a practice banks have used for years.This is how it will go, I market to my normal NOD or NOS clients that I track on Property Radar.  

The app fee equals about 50% of the point fees they are going to take so red flag.You run into daisy chains where people are just affiliates of a lender and have no clue how to underwrite a property or loan.

I dont know either tenant or have any affiliation in anyway. they are preexisting to my acquisition. thoughts?

Business was obviously done much different pre-internet days.

You do realize people on the internet BS, lie, give bad advice, don't know squat or have some agenda to get you to act.

I am pretty good at the internet BS meter, I get just enough info from these gurus to be dangerous...

There is a lot information on this on the internet.

If you are looking to invest from a far I would simply keep your options open, many market have areas that are appriciating and articles on the internet about growing areas are everywhere, just do your research and talk to as many people in those markets as you can.  

Is this something only to be found locally through networking or would searching the internet be worth my time.