I am also will be paying cash for the home. i ask my realtor and all i get is one worded answers. timeline is as follows  signed offer on house the seller signed the next day. all short sale paperwork was sent to Regions bank. an email came saying it is on the underwriters desk as of the 25th of March.

I dropped out of college 7 years ago to work 5-7 days a week at a dead end tip-based job (Casino Dealer, not Exotic Dancer).

I do see, however, that good deals on properties aren't plentiful across the region according to the MLS.

I am currently a painting contractor in the San Diego County region and we do mostly new construction, custom and small tract work.

For those wanting to do something similar in your region, you might ask him about the logistics.

Our grader is meant to be helpful, and we use data from your local region to provide owners with specific detail for what other owners in their areas are making on Airbnb and VRBO.

You probably already have a sense of your region and places that might be affordable but not to bad of economically.  

Should i reach out to community banks in NYC (where the property is), or in the area where we live (NJ) or does region even matter 2.

The amount of properties available through HUD very greatly by region along with the ability to find a "deal" . 

I market and target all over the Capital Region.