As to whether or not you think you would rent/L/O/owner finance a borrower who went through a workout including a foreclosure, DIL or short sale, I probably would not put them in one of my homes.

I agree with Tim, as a former Paramedic, I have a rather broad range of experience with all street drugs, On one hand I am a fairly staunch conservative, On the other I can confidently say that I don't believe I have ever ran a ambulance call for either a car accident, domestic violence, or assault where Marijuana was a main contributing factor, I believe it should be intensely regulated at least as much as alcohol if not more, and that street dealers should receive increased sentences and jail time for selling without a license and tax evasion.I think it should have its own tax bracket concurrent with cigarette prices, But I can attest as to thst because your not seeing it, doesnt mean its slowing down or going away, The city I recently moved from is one of the largest producers of meth in the country, and it is only getting worse.

Most agents are idiots in my opinion, or lazy and just expect money to fall into their lap without working.There are the rare ones who work out nicely for us.

Which one would work out best?

If it is middle to lower end house, then a flat fee service will work out just fine.

They are claiming to be working it out but how do you work out that you gave a deed to someone else??

If they don't want to cooperate, work out the best foreclosure deal you can with them.However, make sure you can secure a rental before you make a final decision.

If its an unreasonable sum (I currently have offers around $60K on two house where over $150K is owed), work out a short sale.

The lenders don't want the house and most are happy enough to try to work out a solution with the home owner so they can keep their home.

Are you sure there are no structural issues, zoning issues, flood plain issues, or other major cost-intensive problems?