I have a short sale prospect. This will be my first short sale. I have already started initial conversation with the lender on the loan. From reading and some experience looks like the lender will require a package...

She said that she had to be very careful when selling a home of a person who goes into assisted or nursing facilites etc.

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We also feel into real estate through my first job out of my graduate program working form a commerical/apartment company as the owners executive assistant and buying/renovating a foreclosure that we turend into a rental. 

Bought an REO (townhouse) for $65,139 (cash) put almost 28k (cash) in and just locked into a contract for 129k with 0 buyers assist.  

If you go to work for a commercial firm they will generally take 50% of your money but you will get a secretary and research assistant etc.

The Realtor would help to negotiate lease terms, option fee, & hopefully stick around to assist with the sale afterward once the "tenant buyer" exercises the option.  

Reach your hand out and guide that same person assisting them along the way and then they will appreciate it.

Then I started to work for him as his assistant.

It is safe to say about 5-6% for closing costs as a buyer.For selling I generally assume 6% for the realtor fee, 2% for transfer tax, 1-2% for concessions (seller assist, warranty).