Short Sales can take a verrryy long time, but my experience has been 1-5 days for REOs.Sounds strange.Is an agent involved?

For the Short Sale Double ClosingA to B; B to CPros:If you choose the Land Trust, you will have the added advantage of seasoning to allow the end buyer to possibly qualify for FHA financing (The New Sub-Prime).If you choose the Option Contract, you have the flexibility to unravel the transaction without a mess if you are unsuccessful in flipping.More Pros and Cons to follow

I also would like to take advantage of short term opportunities that may present themselves but not sure yet which tactic to use.

Do you know off hand of any lending companies that require short or now seasoning?

This is the first time I'm learning that I can actually assign a short sale.

But, over time, large numbers take over and it will settle to around 50%.The people who get into trouble using this long term view of expenses are the ones who are doing short term deals.For example, you buy a building based on estimating the expenses at 50% but six months after you buy you are force to repair a failing foundation.

A possible short sale, maybe?

In fact all it'll do is spread our natios economic problem into other part of the world and just compound the problem.How can all these countries/financial advisors be this short sighted?

Hard money loans are short term, six months, maybe a year.

The funds sought to maintain a $1 share price and only invested in the safest short-term instruments available.