I have to go thru the legal process, demand letter and filing a Mechanics lien.

Doing a more detailed crime-rate analysis,  driving in the areas during the day and at night.

If their hand is forced to sell, they'll be a$$ backwards like our U.S. neighbors were.The media has turned every happy renter into a buy now or never person and they drive up lower end condo pricing, which we saw after the foreign buyer tax was implemented and the home partnership program was started (although most don't use, it drove up demand and interest). 

@John Cohen That's exactly what I am driving at, John.

While I would love to move my portfolio and I to Florida someday due to the excellent price to rent ratios there, until that time I may end up buying in Spokane, WA, which is about a 4 hour drive from me.

They actually keep it on their books for CF - this is how they drive ROI for their investors.Look at local banks with 3-5 locations in a few towns in the area.

It's like driving your car and not knowing where you're going.

But if I happen to work for coca cola and I was diving the truck they can sue me because I was driving and the coca cola company because they own the truck.  

IE we got a book with all the listings in it.. the public had no access to the book and you needed an agent.Now we go through a progression which includes getting your buyer prequaled .. then they will usually do their own drive bys  and only when they focus in on potential properties will you actually show them to them..

I imagine all banks are difficult but Wells Fargo has been driving me up the wall.All appraised for $20,000 more than the sale price, I am putting 25 % down and the loan is based entirely on my W2 income.