I understand the mechanics of what you're saying, and have used the escalation clause a lot myself on the buy side with less experienced listing agents.

The alternative is to partner up with an experienced investor to rely on their experience.  

Ready to put in all the hard work, and learning from experienced investors in BP. 

You could still follow through if you have another job lined up and document, but otherwise you're looking at hard money, and you may have some difficulty finding a hard money lender who will lend to you without a job - but again I don't know your financial situation. 

Most experienced investors will trade some labor for mentoring.

Rents are about $1500 while his monthly payments lay around $2000.He now is tired of the townhome problems and wants to short sale, but I am trying to see if there is another option to save his credit and create a win-win for him.After looking at the comps I'm having difficulty searching for that solution. 

Talk to an experienced wholesaler who makes consistently a full living on RE about what it takes. 

Hi everyone, I wanted to get some feedback from all new or even experienced Foreclosure Auction investors.

An experienced securities attorney can guide you in the right direction and help you select the right SEC guideline to follow.

I've experienced that in lower class properties priced under market, usually the tenants won't want the attention so they won't complain, but in A/B properties and especially when you are at or above market rate, tenants (rightfully) expect their units to be fully functioning in good condition.