I wish I had a good answer, J Scott.All I have is this quote (attributed to various sources):>> A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.

It is the nature of the beast.

I am expecting it to happen even sooner because of certain things of a political nature that I cant discuss here.

Most of these REO's will not be assigned, but more in the nature of a double close/simu close.

While natural optimism is a good thing, the reality is that many contingency offers fall thru before closing.

the b to c deal you need to fully disclose the nature of the transaction to the end buyer, "Purchaser understand that he/she is purchasing a short sale from an investor who is conducting a short sale currently with the OR of the property.

The reason is that by their nature, these deals often are put together quickly and I don't have time to go through the IRA paperwork/waiting period.I tell me borrowers all the time, give me a few days notice!

From there you need adequate insurance coverage.

The public records should show his past history of purchases, and you would expect his future purchases to be similar in size and their nature (commercial, industrial, residential - whatever) to those past purchases.

There's not much you can do if you're not on the board or if there's not something specific in the docs that prohibit something of that nature.