Purchase Short Sale without going thru the short sale process

[Pamela Baker]

Any advise or strategies on purchasing a property that is listed as a short sale without going thru the short sale process, i.e., take over payments.  What are the steps to this strategy? AlsooOpen to any other ideas.

[Wayne Brooks]

The property is upside down.....why would you want to take on a mortgage more than the value of the property?