Personally, I'd bring in a partner to do the shortsale and pay them a cut of the deal for it.

My question (amoung many) is whether or not I am able to claim non resident and get a cut on the tax.

Some banks are willing to cut deals as soon as the properties are listed and some like for them to sit a bit.Do your homework.

There are legal and moral ways to make the transaction work.There the illegal or immoral ways to do business.If you get a reputation for being shady do not complain latter.Every wonder while the public thinks agents cut corners or do things that they should not be involved in?

The investor has a bigger picture in mind, and believes everyone who works in the deal should get a cut of the deal.

You need to think of a number that appears fair but motivates the buyer and the seller to get the deal done rather than focus on ways to cut you out.Overall I think the buyer is over paying.

Basically I’m trying to cut my cost on my investments as much as possible.

My mechanical contractors are the one area I never cut costs.

My father in law was just telling me that he had a place that someone broke the outside spigot by using it in freezing weather and not draining it so he ran out, cut the pipe off and threw a sharkbite cap on it to fix it until spring.

The one with the grass cut neatly and landscaped, and with no couches on the porch :) .