Fingers crossed!

You should keep that toned down, or be subtle about it.You have a LOT of options available to you, so don't "jump at the first thing or person that crosses your path and "smells" like success.

With that said, there are a lot of jerks out there and it pays to dot your I's and cross your T's because someday - someone IS going to play hard ball with you if you don't.

Don't know if or how your short sale might hurt you.2 - Cross collateralize with a hard money lender?

The real problem is if there is a railroad crossing the road too close by, then the train has to blow the whistle.

I have a lot of reasons for wanting to stay In State and I've researched a ton of markets from the border to Fresno. 

Fingers crossed.

Instead of paying to go to the doctor, I went to the Red Cross and donated blood.

In California you can pay someone for "an introduction" as long as they don't cross the line into what a license is required for.

Get a good cross-section of people.3.