As I am certain you know, there are many factors involved and I would have to believe that a market strategy would be relative to the particular place in the market where the home fits.

Which has been denied because of lack of funds by the seller.

This pricing might not be all that bad depending on what they had to do to the line to move it and work involved."

A lease nor any option is required to go to any title company for settlement, just underlines the fact that people don't know what they are doing and think they are spreading the liability in such dealings by getting others involved.

If there was a Hall of Fame for investors, Lonnie would probably be in it.It's too bad too that so many following this scheme did so as preditory dealers to the extent of having federal legsilation adopted to restrict the practice.I guess the best way to proceed is to make enough on your fist few deals, maybe sell the notes for cash and pay the fees to become a licensened mortgage originator and a dealer, otherwise you'll be limited to conducting business.BTW, Another similar "system" involves selling land, if it's zoned residential or can be used as residential raw land, it also falls under the SAFE Act.

However, IMO you have a moral obligation to work with your tenant/buyer and try to get them in shape to refinance at some point, possibly a LOT more involvement than you wanted.Just be careful not to generalize on an area as a "high crime, low income" area.

Hello All,I am new to this group of Bigger Pockets and welcome your input and my involvement here.

They are actually getting quicker at issuing approvals in my experience.If you are attempting your first short sale, I suggest you find a SS negotiator who is familiar with the process rather than attempt to do it all yourself.I don't like to do SS anymore these days because of the length of time involved, but that's just my preference.

I have had an account/profile with Bigger Pockets for a while, yet I never took the time to completely setup my profile or simply seek the "How to Get Started on BiggerPockets.com" guide.Basically, I have always wanted to be involved with renting, flipping, DIYs, and nearly every avenue of real state investing, but I never had the money, resources, or guidance to do so.

Then I advise the short sale negotiator or buyer that anything they see with my initials is mine.On my spreadsheet, I indicate all the pertinent info (address, property, etc.) and the date that it was sent to the buyer or short sale people.IMHO it's the bird-dog's responsibility to track the deals that they send out.What would you do if the bird dog isn't involved with any paperwork?