It has been really helpful.Thank you to both of you; it looks like I need to stop listening to the internet and find lenders who will work with me.

I was wondering if there is a natural tendency for Real Estate Investors to be drawn to this type of "investing" - investing your time and internet marketing savviness to generate passive income producing assets like web pages, affiliate marketing content, etc.  

I was thinking to do more local outreach on the internet with other realtors and tell the about the current listing in order to sell it.

To me the real failure here is the City of Cleveland using loosely trained bailiffs rather than properly trained and equipped law enforcement officers.  

Training webs/pods would be great though!

Well at the end of the event, the host offered a 3 day training event for about $200.

This site is built for better things for better people: For people who get help when they ask for it, not just a simple internet lashing for not typing a few words properly.  

A lot of it has to do with poorly trained employees and hourly workers working on the short sales for the banks/servicers.If the short sale if for a small bank and holds the note in house the process can be easier.

Originally posted by @Wilco Ravestijn:Let me start out with saying I know I should probably replace the tenant however, I'm curious about my short term options.Do not let your tenant train you.

We have no access past the water meter and the main is across four lanes of asphalt and through a train station, so I cut the main right after a shutoff and got a drip that ran to nothing.