A year ago I would have told you that I had rather have a gun pointed at me than to work on short sales.  But guess what, when the market is 60% short sales and foreclosures, you better change your mind set.  The short sale process is certainly more involved and time consumming but can be a real asset to the buyers and also to the sellers that are in a financial crisis.   Learn the questions to ask and understand the procedures with the lenders so that you can better advise your clients.