I am surprised from the short time I have been reading the daily discussions on BP by all the new prospective "investors" who want to jump right in without testing the waters around where they actually live.

The rental income falls about $200 short from covering my monthly mortgage payments.

Im just going to keep this short and sweet.

Short term (1-2 years): generate $2,000 cash flow after expenses per month (child care costs)2.

I'd be happy to send you some information about the area and purchse and hold data about our line of multi-family investment properties.The short version is we've got one of the healthiest long term economic outlooks in the country, our developments and management make it 100% turn key (the check is literally in the mail, for your positive cash flow every month) and it's all new construction running at a 7.5% cap rate.Let me know if you are interested.

Have surged for a while, but I amTo the point of asking for a short cut now.

First of all, in order for a seller to get the bank to consider a short sale, they have to submit a detailed short sale packet to the lender, which usually requires the assistance of a realtor. 

In between the speaker's there were short breaks and opportunities for the rest of the investors to mingle with each other and do some networking - in many cases this is were some of the real magic happens, as connections are formed and as we all know sometimes all it takes is one great connection to change everything.

@Raven Parmer - The short answer is 'yes', there is such a thing as early possession. 

Also, I offer furnished short-term housing and know others that do as well if you haven't lined up a place already.