I’m in that market, I specialize in this sort of thing, I’m happy to give you my 2 cents.

.: Wow I just got caught up on this @James Wise, bummed I missed the live action.

Sometimes if that is an approval verse a bank account showing $500K for example, the agent on the list side may need a little education on what you are looking to do, I always have the lender call the agent in this situation to get them on board to get the listing agent more on board. 

I can't seem to find it anywhere. 

I am looking to buy Section 8 properties in Los Angeles.

At the time my only issue was their loans appear to be backed by wall st.. so the closing docs were enough to kill not one but two trees and took way more time to sign the  whole package then I like to spend signing closing docs :)  But thier fee's and rates are hard to beat. 

I'll repeat the obvious too----Take a video, there are lots of apps and hacks and tutorials on how this can be done.

If lenders would consider a 2-3% buyers agent commission as part of the purchase price and LTV based on this (contract price + buyers agent commission) we can end this Byzantine step of the buyer’s agent having a separate agreement executed with the seller for the seller to offer to cover the buyers agent commission.  

And then there's the layers of 30% of income to home ownership vs. 30% of income to rent.  

Hi All - I found a lead on a MFH (5+ units) that is a short sale.