If you don't have a solid understanding of this and only use your emotional compass (sounds like you have experience with this in the purchase, hey we all do it!)

Ricky Hague | Compass

There should absolutely be compassion in the handling of the situation, but just because someone is old and has lived in a property for a long time doesn't mean they get to dictate when they leave.  

In full disclosure, I have never really spent much time looking at RLGY or RMAX, but in the wake of disappointing results recently and significant drops in their share prices, I am curious on either the long or short side from a fundamental long term perspective, but its possible perhaps there is simply "nothing to do".On one hand, I am wondering what impact new entrants like Compass (and Redfin at the opposite end of the spectrum) are having on the large brand realtors in the eyes of brokers and agents. 

UtahAmericafirst 80% LTV on noo 65% LTV UtahArvest Bank AR, OK, AL, MO Bank of West (BNP Paribas) 60% LTV ELOCs BB&T will loan on a rental portfolioBBVA Compass Bellwether NH and MA 85% to 100%, draw 10 yrsBoeing employee credit union California: Cal Coast Credit Union and Fremont BankCitizens Bank -Minnesota, only in-state.

“Anything with outdoor space is flying, and renovated townhouses that are priced well are going into bidding wars,” Keller Williams NYC agent Melissa Leifer told The New York Times.Case in point: A single-family townhouse in Clinton Hill at 445 Washington Avenue in move-in condition with multiple outdoor spaces, including an extra-deep backyard, closed in a head-spinning 32 days from the time it was listed, agent Eileen Richter of Compass told Brownstoner.Sunbathers in Domino Park in Williamsburg in June.

Take a compass and draw a 30mile radius.

He/she of course does not have the 30K in cash to pay off the note, and the bank is certainly not going to show them compassion.

How would you describe Compass then?