I just found out there was an accepted offer on the house (and it wasn't mine).

Okay, when working a short sale and the bank accepts, how do I go about scheduling a double closing with a title company?

So I was thinking that I should call up the tenant, and ask them if they would be willing to go ahead and accept the first option at least (for 5 years more) in return for a somewhat lowered rent than fair market value would likely be in two years.

Can any real estate investors provide me with the minimum acceptable rates they will consider undertaking an investment property with?

If have Dealer staus acording tothe IRS even if you hold a property longer than one year you still pay ordinary income on it and all your gains are subject to self empoyment taxes (ie: Social security @15%~~).

Introduce yourself to loan mod companies as a buyer for clients that they can't get accepted (be wary though, many will have caused additional duress for the homeowner as they may have been promised the moon)8.

now today after finally getting saxon to accept 330 on the same house, they inform him that they wont pay 5% realtor wages, they will only pay 4%.

Also sometimes things don't look like a good deal, but when you make the offer at such a lowball price occasionally it actually gets accepted.

If, in a short sale, the lender agrees to accept less money for the payoff than what the current owners owe, does anyone have to make up the difference?

Any time I've ever done construction, I just got a contruction loan and the bank accepted my ownership of the land in lieu of a down payment.The bank wants security and the clear title to the land quarantees that there is equity in the project.