Excellent post Heather.

Like I said I don't know much about it but I know enough to either just forget short sales and go the REO route OR if someone contacts me that is going to be over that time limit, refer them to a Realtor that can help them (of which being new I don't have anyone that I could recommend so calling all RE agents, this is a relationship we could foster that could be a win-win ...

It's an excellent way to find good contractors!

I have an excel sheet that has all my owners in it and I simply make the line bold for letters I've sent out.Hope this helps...Dan

It requires the ability to find good deals, build a team of excellent contractors, manage costs, etc, and to do it for a living you have to be able to replicate the process over and over again.

They have been more than excellent and supposedly have a 100% record of closing loans that they take through underwriting.

Will ponder this later.I guess it depends on your personality, how you prefer to spend your time and whether you want to reduce stress in your life...Personally, I *hate* the process of building relationships.

If you develop your own spreadsheets in excel, a great one is PDF Experts as well.

It's the biggest hurdle to happiness, positive relationships, health and anything else that we will consider successful.

And I have excellent credit and resources!