When I went to make the offer she stopped me and said that she needed her daughter to call me back. 

The only thing that has stopped me from investing is cash limit. 

@Joshua Lee Wegner you can't stop the train if this is slated for sheriff sale...unless there is a redemption opportunity...but you'd need to settle the property owners debt to bring the mortgage current...this doesn't sound like there is any opportunity to acquire this property...it's too late...the only opportunity with these is to negotiate with the lender...sell it short , maybe...have you spoken to the lender? 

I don't have access to comps in Littlefield, and hope to speak to someone that does. 

Having equity in your home is a huge advantage and a great way to access cheap capital to get started.

It is a suburb in South Jersey along the Delaware River, about 5 miles outside Philadelphia with easy highway access and available public transit to the city.

LA around the metro stops there are a lot of developments coming online, I can see multifamily in those areas getting into the oversupply territory.Where in LA are you looking?

The FIRST priority is to take possession of the property and get it rented to stop the bleeding Once the property is rented and you have an idea of the total amount of your loss.

What happens to the returns if you stop self-managing and are you okay with that as you scale or would you prefer to stay small and local? 

I listened to a podcast from 2016 and the guy was from wilmington but learned everything from the local REIA so now i cant stop thinking about what an advantage it could be.