On the other hand, some say that since the wife usually makes the final purchase decision, she is only going to be emotionally engaged if it is staged well, or at least, is COMPLETE.

Generally, as an agent we like to keep the principals apart, just due to emotional, personal issues, etc. getting in the way.

It is priced based upon emotions not actual business.

At the end of the day you can use emotional decisions or factual and logical/financing methods to determine if you should sell or not because it involves all of the above.

Ha, I almost bought my childhood home, then I realized I was being emotional more than I should be and passed on it.

As you read and learn al,l deals just come down to numbers don't add emotions if the numbers work and your honest with them then the deal should work.

The problem with almost all stock market investors is their emotional involvement with their money.

Are they ready, mentally, physically and emotionally?

Don't mix emotion and business decisions and try any harder to get that deal than you would have anyhow.

So it seems clear that a LC is quite a bit less liquid than a house, and that is a considerable negative to for an investor who chooses to sell on LC rather than keep the house as a rental.Investors that I'm familiar with who sell on LC, do so rather than keep as a straight rental, to shift the maintenance burden to the buyer, rid themselves of typical landlord obligations and tenant calls, get a down payment that is more than a security deposit, and get a stickier tenant/buyer who makes improvements and has emotional connection to the house and thus will stay long term, maybe even pay off the place eventually.