I just thought it would make our case a lot stronger. 

There is still significant demand in the Cincy area because their build up has been a bit slower so they have not reached the saturation point that we are starting to see in places like Columbus and Indy John, the population growth is much stronger in Columbus than Cincinnati.  

Did you mean to say states with stronger renter protections?

I'm all for legalization, but I've never used anything stronger than alcohol, and don't plan to.

If the rental market is much stronger, I might go that route as long as you can get $800 or more for a monthly rental.Steve M.

Could it be that the supply and demand fundamentals are stronger in CA because more people want to live here then there are properties to house them?

That buyer will leave 3.5% of the purchase price behind in my seller's pocket if they bounce.So in essence, the larger the down payment, the stronger the offer - all else being equal.

It gives the client a stronger investment into the deal, and makes them think about requesting foolish things.

What we are seeing is the mid-term rental market (ski lease, J1 workers) is stronger than the STR at the moment. 

The deal maker learns the appraised value is lower than expected and they come out of the gates with “Crap (probably something stronger here), I have to go back to the investors!”.