If you really want to sell, you could find the cash and bring it to the table.

I can't speak for your area, but I've been on the board of the Oklahoma City REIA for about 6 years or more...the meetings consist of a mix between Outside Speakers, Round Tables (various topics with local experts), Lender Fairs, Panel Discussions, and the like.

I own a 1.25 acre property in the foothills of the Estrella Mountains just outside Phoenix.

Greed is a deal killer always leave something on the table for the next guy.So apparently you aren't using your own money, but rather OPM.

For the record... in Colorado where I am from we have a park like this up in the mountains... the pads sell for like 80 or 90 thousand if they are empty, and over a hundred if they have a home on them... so this works in resort areas, wintering areas, summering areas and I have seen the odd MHP located in city's that will have deeded lots or a condo/coop type set up.

At one end, let's have two guys playing chess on a Card table.

You aren't even allowed to sink a well.An acre in the mountains, with nice trees, on the road to the ski slope or close to fishing, might set you back $25K.Hey, people spend more than that to buy time shares in private campgrounds.

Obviously the lenders will want to see an offer on the table, so if the owner has an offer can they contact the bank themselves and start the short sale process?

If you invested $150 a month and earned 10% annual return, you'd wind up with 1 year = $1,885 2 years = $3,967 5 years = $11,616 10 years = $30,727 15 years = $62,171 30 years = $339,073 40 years = $948,611 That same chapter also has a great table of "The Time Value of Money", as well as a form that is to be used to log daily spending (like what Rich recommended in his post).

Mountains, ocean, beaches, skiing, deserts, vineyards, big game fishing, and 6 times as many big game hunting species as I have in Indiana and all within a half day's drive of a market that I know I can make work....Crap....