For investing, your best bet is to keep networking on BP.  

Sounds like a safer bet?

- TomI was just thinking about the DOM also- If she's willing to spend money on it every month even though she's no longer living in the house- I bet she owes too much to sell it for any thing under her asking price. 

"pre-foreclosure" is a sexy term - but it really doesn't mean anything without qualifying an individual situation.If you want to have a better chance of success getting a property which is inevitably going to be foreclosed upon, it's a safe bet to start by looking at market comps and then adjust your number based on the condition of the property and the situation of the current owner.  

She should tell them she's spoken to a lawyer and I'll bet they give her deposit back.

I also bet a good guy name Mark Shaffar recently on BP who has deals in the midwest and Milwaukee.  

Then research on the internet "No down payment how can I buy a house"First you have to figure this part out.  

I bet it is a bigger dream than the "dream job" you moved beyond.

Single-family homes look like my best bet so my investments will probably begin there.

Yes, sales prices in the FL market overall have increased recently - but betting on appreciation is a gamble.