The "option" would be worthless to an investor, because every short-sale I've seen requires a disclosure statement from all parties involved that the seller gets $0 at close, and there's no other side-deals going on.

Yes, I agree with Joe Bertolino, get the association manager/board president involved.

Yea I think the agent is too involved in this deal.

The marketing I do is actually very simple, but...I've done it for so long that...I don't even think about it.The biggest number of questions I get involves the marketing.

Just to be clear there is no second mortgage involved.

Bobby S,Everything will be prorated to the portion that is related by square footage.

If stated the other way, post yoru area zip code with the cost to build being lower than the median price, you will have a short list.For instance, you can buy in Vegas at $45-$50 per square foot, yet the cost to build is well above that at $80 so building makes no sense there.

You might make a friend, but they usually won't get involved in civil matters unless required to by statute, like evictions that are court ordered.

Update- I've gotten involved in a new "value added" real estate play.

We closed on a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, 1,648 square foot house built in 1999, with a one acre lot for $104,395.08 total cash in an area with good schools on May 25.