This creates a WIN-WIN Situation and gives the Realtor incentive, to work harder on your behalf.

And if the refinanced lender forecloses the property, and up for sheriff sale, does the winning bidder responsible to the second mortgage.

You get to meet and learn first hand the players and exactly what they bring to the table.

(Fair disclaimer, we are a distributor for CWP, Wood Harbor, Wellborn, and Wolf cabinets)The advantage to a big, established player (like any of the above) come to things like -* Quality of finish (Paint in a controlled shop is way different than paint at some guy's uncontrolled shop)* Warranty* Quality control of doors and boxes* Quality of construction* Service and Logistics* Quality of hardwareWhen you're talking about local manufacturers, they're oftentimes not building in an environmentally controlled environment.

I find it strange that some read "the sum of the parts is greater than the whole" to mean as an investor (or even a home owner) we have to win in every aspect of ownership or 'the sky is falling' starts to occur.One of the BIGGEST mistakes foisted upon the baby boomers was the notion that your home is an investment. 

The blue door is a definite win.

This lets me know I have more calls to come and all I need to do is hit the ball 3x.While this may discourage new investors, you must think like a pro baseball player, if you hit the ball 2 out of 10 times you are in the minor leagues, if you hit the ball 3 out of 10 times you are pro ball player and making millions.

Here is the situation / story: After winning the property I paid for an in depth title research (yes I know this should be done ahead of time but often there is not enough time to do it before hand. so lets not discuss that aspect of it here.)  

@James W. - in general, you shouldn't automatically assume short sales are a great deal these days.

No exceptions.When you raise your hand you win you need to give them your name and cashiers cheques.