preforclosures, short sale,
I am new investor and a new member of this site. I would like to know what books/literature you recommend that I read to become more educated on alternatives to work the short sale and preforeclosures 
Hi Choyawise,
Welcome to the fold! This is a great forum where you'll be able to get insightful, helpful, and invaluable information. The gurus, here, are really hands-on and accessible.
This is a reply I posted for another newcomer:
Short sales are about understanding the process and working it through. There's a lot of work involved in the process, especially if the mortgage is financed by FHA.
I STRONGLY suggest that you READ through the MESSAGE ARCHIVES of the "Pre-foreclosure/Short Sale Forum" here at TCI. It is really excellent.
EVERYTHING you need to know to successfully do short sales & foreclosures can be found in this forum. It's a great... quick... and easy way to get up the curve on short sales and foreclosure. Your time will be well spent doing this!
Standout gurus for this forum are Dawn Bent-Twyford, Sharon Restrepo, and TheShortSalesPro (who runs his own forum for short sales). Their expertise is invaluable, what they share about their experiences is priceless!
Here are the links to Dawn & Sharon's courses:
http://www.thecreativeinvestor.com/Product112.html
http://www.thecreativeinvestor.com/ChanPart-SharonRestrepo.html
The Short Sales Pro's course
The short sale primer
http://www.charityadvantage.com/SPOCH/SSPPreview.asp#four
I hope this is helpful. And good luck with your real estate investing!
dmarketing
Dmarketing,
Thanks for your prompt response. I'm used to not getting a response at all (at other forums). I'm just now getting back to the site. I will be following the forum more closely and will check into those links you posted. Appreciate it.
Choyawise