Find a local lender (probably a credit union as they love these) that offers 2nd mortgages - sometimes called Jr mortgages, HE-loans, or closed-end seconds.

LLCs offer no tax benefits, they mitigate liability and the fact that this is on your personal property and you'd be renting to yourself, there's no liability to mitigate.

If I could get a HELOC I'm hoping I could offer a OIC on the lien.

He has a podcast, newsletter, and also offers monthly LP Cohort courses where you analyze 4 deals from different asset classes over 4 weeks.

I will be buying sub-2 with a wrap with OPM and putting it into a syndication.Again this is above the skill of a typical investor and will take a year or 2 to get the foundation set up before I actually buy any property.

Typically, short term vacation rental management in our area of coastal Oregon can typically range from 20-35% of the gross revenue!?

-How to make a "soft pass" offer.

Engaged a real estate agent and visited five properties, with plans to submit an offer on one today5.

Unless, your offer is much lower than the asking price.

Yes a judge can still proceed with the sale even with a suggestion of BK and the only way a judge can stop it typically is if the borrower files a temporary restraining order, which lasts 15-30 days and must be a valid reason - the reason of "I am going to file BK" is not a valid reason to give a TRO as the borrower can file BK and then has time to complete submitting their plan.