Blake,I would contact your counties Housing Authority office and get a list of the section 8 properties for rent.

There are so many areas to think of involving Short Sales 1) finding the properties 2) getting the BPO done 3) getting the HUD-1 done 4) putting the Short Sale Package together in such a way that your offer seems reasonable to the bank 5) getting authorization to be on the account and speak for the homeowner 6) negotiating well with the lender to maximize your profits 7) getting Proof Of Funds for the bank 8) getting the wet funds for the deal 9) finding the right Title Company to double close with BTW Real Estate Agents think you are a crook when you use the "double close" words.

Start with the county clerk or recorded to find out how.The current lender will not speak with you unless you have an authorization to release information from the current owner.

In this game do not take a NO from a person that doesn't have authority to give you a no.

Are you capable of getting a new Authorization to Release Info?

The home owner listed the property with him but I contact the owner too then it authorize to work the shortsale.I am thinking not showing up then use against the BPO if it ends up to high of my asking price.

I generally wait to see if a city official calls then I go get them... otherwise they stay where they are.

If the Lender will not, than you can always order an official appraisal and have the appraiser send an official copy to both you and the Lender.

This officially my Day One posting on BiggerPockets, so hi to everybody :)I've been flirting with the idea of doing bird dog work over the phone in a kind of "brute force" approach... calling off a list to every home in a given area not on a DNC list and looking for motivated sellers.

You'll need to get an affidavit by "public officer authorized by law to administer oaths and affirmations" from the tenant who moved in stating the date they moved in and the requirements they needed to fulfill for the 1/2 month rent credit.