Where is a good place to start looking for multifamily short sales? Or would you suggest and REO?Darrell

I charged 10-15% higher than what I would have gotten on a regular tenant as well as them taking utilities and furnishing (like a normal tenant would).

Here are some preliminary numbers I ran: 260K FHA no repairs and current rents on left, 300K 203K, reno and higher rents on right: % Down Payment 5.00% 5.00% Down Payment $13,000 $15,000 Remainder of closing costs $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Total Due at Signing $16,000 $18,000            Mortgage Rate 4.60% 4.60% Length of Mortgage in years 30 30 Monthly Mortgage payment $1,266.00 $1,461.00 Taxes $386.00 $445.00 Sewer and Water $50.00 $50.00 Trash $50.00 $50.00 Heat/Utilities $ - $ - PMI $ 180.00 $ 208.00 Cap Ex and Ops $200.00 $200.00 Insurance $65.00 $75.00 Mgmt Fee $165.00 $165.00 Vacancy $132.00 $132.00 Total Expenses $2,494.00 $2,786.00     Unit 1 $500.00 $700.00 Unit 2 $900.00 $1,100.00     Total Revenue $1,400.00 $1,800.00     Cashflow/month ($1,094.00) ($986.00) Cashflow/year ($13,128.00) ($11,832.00) Cash on Cash Return -8.42% -6.57% I have not talked with the seller in detail yet, as I want to see if this is worth a deeper dive first. 

Think we may be able to argue abandonment of personal property like you said and give them 30 days to pick up their stuff from a storage unit or it will be taken to the dump.

Also keep in mind that a good GC has a connection of sub contractors that they trust, so it saves you time getting multiple bids for everything and hoping you picked the right ones.

*****I DONT THINK SO - MEDICAID Is going to ask where the house went - maybe they dont catch it right away but they will - *** family didnt appear to do any estate planning - they will need to spend that money on her careThe way I can put it if the family is wanting to get out of paying - and they think spending $3-6k or whatever amount is needed for her care is too much then they need to factor in 24/7 care at $12/hr + 15% for taxes, food, utilities, rent, insurance, outside upkeep, maintenance etc and add that up for a month and they will see what a bargain ALF can be

Pretty sure you cannot write off utilities and insurance since it is your residence (you could if it were a true flip).

I will not be using a property manager for this property, so I'm looking for alternatives to picking up the cash in person. 

All i could say is first need to do your research, you need to know the market status on your area, trends, and also if you could utilize the power of internet, like make an announcement on facebook or just create a website, forthomebuyers is doing the same thing and they focus their market on Texas.

Obviously picking who to sell to would be key.