There are not connections...and you most certainly don't invest, or analyze the same way for both.Your "buddy" probably is, which would explain his beliefs. 

It isn't fair to lock up someone's property in good faith, with the belief that you will close, and in the meantime you are just wishing and hoping to find a buyer.

Upon applying for financing, we were denied due to the fact that the lender does not lend when there are "religious affiliations" in the lease due to it making resell more difficult in the event of foreclosure.  

If that belief changes it becomes worthless quite quickly.

I will truly say being stubborn as an ox with the belief if there is a will there is a way was  the pinnacle behind these deals!

You can discriminate when you live at that premises, if the place is for a religious or fraternal organization and for employees if the employer owns the property, in such cases you don't have any offering to the public for a rental. 

The preamble (meaning - a preliminary or preparatory statement; introduction), is the beating heart and the essence of the beginning of a successful transaction.Over the years of Trial and Terror, experimenting with contract clauses, assignments, auctions and legal defenses, and getting offers accepted successfully, I believe that I somehow mastered this art of satisfying the needs of the seller, myself, local laws, judges, lawyers and others who happen to read or challenge my offers.It has always been my belief that a well written contract of sale is akin to a creative work of art, a document that if authored with the weighted words that are clear and concise, I have found it to be an effective tool to contract approval and assignment acceptance.I would like to give you some ideas on how to do that, but in this public forum, I fear the misuse of this information and a potential liability of those attempting to duplicate this system. 

Should do" is something else entirely.... and remember: every moment you spend trying to defend your misguided beliefs or learn enough about credit and credit repair to successfully challenge an erroneous credit report entry (70+% of them are erroneous, by the way!)

Update: Squatter actually answered his phone this morning and put on a hyper religious stance with statements like "I'm a peaceful inhabitant of this earth; I want to uplift humanity' I'm acting as a steward for god...."

Just wanted to expand my horizons as we learn more and build our investment business.It was more like a religious revival than an educational seminar.