I welcome you to Essex County, but you might want to dig into the resources here at BP, learn all you can, and clearly define your goals before you start investing in NJ.  

If the owner can't demonstrate financial hardship, a short sale won't be approved.  

The website offers a ton of resources for you to access and educate.

Hi, I need to obtain the building financials for a unit I am interested in purchasing but the management company is not allowed to release since the current owner is in default and will be going through a foreclosure at some point in the future.  

Will the bank need to look over my financials to see if i can do it or can i have the owner finance it until i flip the house?

I think it depends on your current financial situation and what strategies do you plan to go after? 

I believe I have pinpointed my biggest financial weakness as my vehicle.

Make sure to check Education for resources to learn REI.

I have several and varied skills, contacts, resources, but I am always on the lookout for others with complimenting interests and resources to share with and learn from. 

Finally free, I vowed to never own another rental property again after the experience.Fast forward to early this spring (2016); I had the good fortune of borrow a little known book titled, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," from my good friend and proceeded to realize all of the things I had been doing wrong and how my financial philosophy was in need of some major retuning.