In short, "seller credits" are concessions, paid by sellers at settlement (used to help alleviate the CLOSING COSTS), due to a buyer, that may otherwise prevent said buyer from being able to afford the deal (this is the typical reason, but asking for closing costs isn't limited to "need").  

A condo with 2 or 3 brs can be a nice first time purchase in the area so you can get a roommate or two to help alleviate the cost of the mortgage.

This alleviates so many issues, like the ever-popular "I put my check in the mail, I don't know what happened to it.."

This helps alleviate some of my fears and provides really good next steps for us - I so, so appreciate that. 

Really helps to alleviate much of the anxiety when starting out.

Perhaps forming a partnership with the right person can help alleviate some of those nerves and eliminate some of your risk. 

This alleviates some of the potential risk you face with the tenants not paying on time. 

The primary reason being that we'd do an FHA loan and also that it would alleviate the need to sell the following year when we look to purchase our "forever" home.

Dealers who have as of now purchased another house will have alleviation from paying two home loans without a moment's delay, and in a moderate housing business sector with numerous homes available to be purchased, this may be their best choice.

They want to call us all out and 'step up' without alleviating or even addressing the underlying issues that made these programs essentially obsolete in this market.