I browsed across the bridge at St Pete and it’s the same with Bradenton/Sarasota - within the affordable areas, it can be difficult knowing where to avoid.Your post was 10 months ago - I’d love to hear what has happened since?!

Trinidad and across the bridge I assume you're referring to the Anacostia area.

We are looking for a lease to own, seller finance deal in Kitsap county, WA or Pierce County on this side of the narrows bridge.  

To bridge the gap between apples and oranges, it feels like if I told someone an amazing interest rate... and didn't mention that it's an ARM until the last week of escrow (#PartyingLikeIts2006).

If possible, something in SOMA close to the bridge so us Oakland folks can make it out there easier

I may just have to do a short-term bridge re-fi they offer, hold for a year to satisfy the seasoning requirement of most local banks, and then re-finance again.  

I've never had this happen to me, but you might not want to burn bridges, just my .02 cents.  

While many would tell you not to burn bridges (and they'd be right), I nuked mine from space.  

Chloe Eudaly needs to use her time on fixing the broken bridges getting ready for the BIG ONE and filling pot holes all over PDX.

Or some combination of the three...The second position lien bit is a function of the reality that if another entity participates in the financing package, he/she/it is unlikely to accept anything other than first position lien, which pushes the owner into 2nd.The only other option (and I say that with a laugh since there are only about a billion  options) is either bridge financing, unsecured financing, cross-collateral with or without blanket notes, etc.