We haven't done 200 showings - more like 20-25, which sounds consistent with the funnel/conversion rate @Shelby Ek described and the feedback is almost always positive. 

It would appear that you're in a good spot with this property and while new opportunities may arise IF there's a downturn that drags values down with it, I wouldn't kill the golden goose just yet.Even in a downturn, your property may not lose value with consistent, stable cash flow, so your offer now may not be off the table later.

@Adam Johnson to be effective in the note business, you must focus consistently and equally on what are the three pillars: capital, deal flow, and note administration.

Again get a consistent lender that knows your plan and I always have mine run my numbers to verify my success rate at getting my loans. 

@Greg Dowdell I haven’t done this, mainly because the landlord in RI is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the property has running water and sewer, which in practice usually means s/he pays the bill to ensure that’s the case.That said, you can certainly try to bill it back to the tenant, but if they don’t pay you will end up paying the bill anyway because if the water is shut off then you will have breached your implied warranty of habitability, and I believe it would count against you if you ended up in eviction court.So, basically you have to hope that the tenants are good enough to care about paying their water bills consistently, but not so good that they google (or ask) around and find out it’s ultimately the landlord’s responsibility.My main concern as a landlord would be how it would play out in eviction court. 

Each institution is TYPICALLY consistent about the amount of time on each short sale, so if you find a Real Estate Agent who specializes in short sales they will be able to give you the best feel for which banks are good and which are bad (in terms of speediness). 

*Do* be consistent, meaning if you follow a lead and get no answer, go back to it the following week until you get a YES or a NO. 

Go to Listsource (or somewhere like it), buy a list, and mail consistently.

This is always dynamic so you just want to make sure your broker is consistently (for us yearly) ensuring your policies offer the best coverage and terms for rate.Best of luck.John

I am fully convinced now with enough properly directed effort and consistent action that anyone can do this.