And add the political climate, with rent control state wide now in Oregon and possibly next in California. 

But it should all end up in your favor.It is an awfully run office... good luck - it will be frustrating, I promise that

We joke in the office that none of us should buy a primary residence, we should buy rentals and lease to each other...

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-shapiro-woodbridge-ponzi-arrested-20190411-story.htmlProsecutors said the Ponzi scheme was orchestrated from Woodbridge’s offices throughout the United States, including in Sherman Oaks, where it is headquartered, and in Boca Raton, Fla., where it was previously headquartered.High-pressure sales tactics were used to secure money for what were promised to be “low risk” and “conservative” investments, but in reality the funds were funneled to real estate owned by Shapiro, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.Woodbridge eventually became financially insolvent, the scheme began to unravel, and Shapiro in 2017 considering filing for bankruptcy, prosecutors said.Still, he, Roseman and Acevedo continued to sell the fraudulent investments without telling investors Woodbridge was on the verge of collapse, according to the indictment.

Does anyone know a good loan officer at BankSouth in GA?

I have talked to several loan officers, most detailed with my personal bank (SEFCU) and they offer an FHA loan, but not a 203K loan.

This is not efficient, but when I was in the field consistently it didn’t take any time to shoot an address back to my office to research.

I've used Alex Bowen from Jacobs Walker Rice and Barry, the do a lot of commercial and residential real estate work, more popular East of the River but have a newer office down near the center as well. 

With the current political climate and election campaigning next year, I expect to have a lull in the market over the next year so I'm expecting more opportunities after this Spring/Summer season is over.

If not I've used Legal Ease in South Portland to draft my notices, they mail them directly to the York County Sheriff's Office for service so you'll be able to do this all over the phone.