The whole reason FHA developed a short sale method is to reduce the loan balance down to reality, down to what the home is worth, down to the value of the collateral at the bank accepted. if they had the cash, they wouldn’t be behind on their monthly payments.You're right I overlooked that part.

They are two different methods and there is a ton of content out there on both.Seller financing - the seller basically becomes the bank.

You can not hold them until your death and leave them to your heirs tax free, they must withdraw them and pay massive taxes or sell them. 

These are fantastic methods that I never would have thought of, especially the hard money lender method.

I'm particularly excited to learn more about mid term rentals, BRRR method, and any other strategies people find still work in our current economic climate.

DSCR is often selected for the BRRRR method because it flexible seasoning.

If I go with the BRRR strategy would love to hear some tips on how to successfully manage the rehab remotely. if you have money you could potentially lose to learn quicker start with the BRRRR method.

this is old  tried and true method of simply having you pay them to get credit cards .. there is no need to pay for this service.. unless you want to of course.. there is no magic bullet ut there that is going to give you credit and financing unless you actually qualify for it.But zero interest credit cards are used by some to do rehab and then pay them off issue is though your fico score drops like a rock the second you take on all these CC.Also starting out there is zero chance of getting any kind of business line of Credit that is unsecured.

Hey Marshall,I would consider going the BRRRR method.

This method allows you to take some of the profit tax free and indefinitely defer the rest of tax, using it to purchase larger, nicer property/properties in areas with better cash flow potential.