I have been in sales and marketing for almost 30 years. but I have a few major questions that might answer the question of why so many fail at it.1) Do you need a license in the state of California to close these transactions?

I graduated college 4 months ago and I started health insurance sales 1 month ago.

Until it is recorded the city is still going to show the old owner as of record.Part of the foreclosure process does require advertisement in the local paper a certain number of time before the actual sale.If the notice gave a court docket number you can look at the case at the land court in Boston and see who the attorney is and try to contact them about purchasing or purchasing when the actual sale is (without looking at the actual ad, this may be the first step before the foreclosure is scheduled in which case there will be additional notices)Not sure if there is a law library in New Bedford at the court but if so they might be able to provide some additional information regarding how a foreclosure works in MA.

If an agent is a procuring cause of sale generally they are entitled to a commission. 

My favorite example is how many groceries you purchased at walmart 30 years ago for $100 and how much can you buy now for the same $100 (give you a hint that it is less than half) so the same ide is applied to note sales. 

A good sales persona might be able to sell something without extensive knowledge of the thing he's selling (although in the information age it's less likely), but we are talking about INVESTING, not selling or promoting.  

A standard purchase and sale agreement will work. 

These percentages are pegged to the monthly rent amount - not the sales price.  

@Emily Reynolds - Its not about the % off on the deal but you need to run the numbers to see what the acquisition, rehab and sale price will be. 

The board said no and we listed our property for sale in July 2016.