I'm not in agreement with @Ashish Acharya and @Brian Schmelzlen on self-employment tax for short-term (7 days and under) rentals.We all agree that there's no self-employment tax for rental activities.

More important that whether your first deal is a tax lien or a foreclosure or a short sale is: "Is it a good deal?" 

I usually just wait until people move out and then advertise and show them it, but I'm tired of them sitting empty for a month (or more) or having crappy renters that are looking for something short notice (because they probably got kicked out elsewhere).

It’s a short-term rental (vacation rental) out of state and this was very helpful for us.SG

He hates doing most interviews so he keeps it short lol but outside of that he is literally a walking encyclopedia of the game of football!!

Whatever makes the investors happy with their decision.This was a short rant, however I can now have it criticized on if it will work.

I'm mainly into short term rentals, but recently began broadening my REI exposure to learning about SF/multi-family properties. 

Convienant access to major job centers and a much lower price point than suburbs directly to the south make it very attractive to renters and great for cash flow. 

Once you get a response from someone, you can be more specific and let them know that you have a network of buyers and one of them will actually be the end buyer.You would need to negotiate a low enough price with the owner so that  you can get your fee and still sell it at an attractive price to investors.

Hi BP,I am interested in buying a Short Sale home my first investment property, that being said what are some of the key things to look for in getting into a short sale deal.