Earnest Mallard , Earnest, the way lenders workout the loan on income property is different than regular properties.

Pay on the 1st - 5th  pay regular rentPay after whatever max penalty possible.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/marymorrissey/the-p...you become 42% more likely to achieve your goals and dreams, simply by writing them down on a regular basis.

I'm a full-time wholesaler in the Baltimore-DC and get those type of properties on a regular basis.

In this dream scenario, I have a decent house on the peninsula (which is already difficult to afford, even on an engineer's salary), I'd be living and raising a family with my lovely girlfriend Sammi (don't tell her I'm hoping to propose to her soon), and I'm regularly auditioning for professional shows up in San Francisco, and perhaps even New York occasionally.This won't be possible without a strong strategy and focus in real-estate.

Would you recommend foreclosure/shortsale /auction vs regular purchase?

No way are people spending $7 on a regular coffee when they walk into any pizzeria or chicken joint bargaining for a slice of pizza. 

Any list that you get in the future, try to 'match' it against the main parcel list ( most counties will release an update parcel list monthly, with updated owner/sales info, so update that county list regularly) in a manner like this                 bigger pockets is blocking this link so just add (  watch?

Please don't contact me if you don't have any money to put down(Im assuming this is commercial right) I work with thes investors/sellers on a regular basis and do not want to tarnish my relationship with them.

You must have examples of contracts (choices) and lead disclosure, regular disclosure, plats etc.