This also might get the lender to throw their hat in the ring, even if they are not going to proceed with a foreclosure, most lenders will take a swing at trying to collect money through Assignment of Leases and Rents which is contained in most loan documents.Essentially what I trying to articulate is find a reason to force your HOA to deal with this.

If I can get in for 5-10% down someway, I could swing the additional equity over the next few months and get the sellers and the IRS  paid off but the timeline is now or never...  

Guess you wouldn't play golf and bridge all day.

I am a hands-on rehabber and while I am supervising the subs I swing a hammer too.

I may be able to swing two 3 or 4 unit apartments with my small investment of $30,000...Any ideas.

Time that the agent can be looking for their own deals, servicing their clients , marketing , playing golf, spending time with family.

I am looking to jump into the vacation condo rental market in the Myrtle Beach area (or anywhere that has a large rental market with plenty of golf courses and ocean front properties).My goal is to create a working formula where I can buy, renovate, hold, and rent a vacation condo with minimum physical work by me (outsource everything, from property management to renovation).

unfortunately that hack isn't something i can swing w my current stage in life. not even 2y into a new mortgage, wife + kids, etc. all constrain me from going that route.but yes, definitely avoiding the too-good-to-be-true types. if it's overly damaged or in areas w moderate or more crime ratings then i don't even bother looking.at this point i'm not worried about getting good cashflow so much as get over the hump of the fear, the knowledge gap, etc on this first one in order to get the feet wet.how/where did you start out?

Depending on your budget, you should be able to tick some or all of the following boxes: VIEWS, convenience of location (Close to restaurants and coffee), quiet, nearby trails, amenities (golf, gym, pool, etc), and of course the normally desired quality and size of home/furniture/etc.There are condos that can be rented nightly, priced under $300k.

Not sure most of them care to get any deeper into real estate investing (like swinging hammers and such).