I wouldn't tell the listing agent this if she/he called me as the lender when vetting offers, but it'll come down to a human judgement call on the part of the underwriter, how well I package it and write a good cover letter, etc, and not be one of those "oh slam dunk no brainer of course it will be 100% fine" type things.

You send the initial short sale package to the bank, wait for response.

Their support is very "supportive":)I never worked with the other packages you are looking at.

I ultimately want to buy something and live in it, and I want to stay in LA, so while being a good investment on its own merits is important, what seems to matter most is that it be better than renting.I'm sure that this has been asked/answered elsewhere on the site so I'll be digging in to see what I can find, but it's the most burning question on my mind the last few days, so I figured I'd package it in with my introduction as well.Cheers, and looking forward to getting to know many of you over the coming weeks/months!

Of course buying HUDs is an option but be choosy because you may find a GREAT house in a not so great area.BANK and ESPECIALLY local Credit Union foreclosures are a dream, as owner occupied you can negotiate repairs, new wood flooring, HVAC units can be installed and cost added to the purchase price banks will add New Appliance packages and even BLINDS for all the windows.  

Just came out of the Rich Dad's/ Legacy Education 3-day seminar where they tried to sell me really expensive packages.

They offer a few different packages to purchase as well. 

@J Scott,The lots are listed for sale in a "package" of 13 lots, non-contiguous.

It rents for $900 per month and provides us a 25.63% Cash on Cash Return or 11.16% Cap Rate (usually only used in commercial realm, but we do commercial loans on packages of homes to avoid using our personal credit).

So the brokerage took that property, another 56 houses, and a vacant 30 unit to try to sell as a package deal.