I really don’t want to lose this buyer—what’s the best way to make this work?

Find a great, local lender who knows the VA program inside and out.

Besides having a personal friend to mentor you, this is the next best place to learn.

RE is a great industry but not with out its up s and downs.. thats for sure.

This number carries over into the two replacement properties.You don't mention capitalized improvements so I have to assume that your adjusted cost basis in the relinquished property is $230k. 

If you achieved this by paying all cash, then you are losing money. 

Multiple offer situations, appraisal gap scenarios and even waved inspections.For my fellow Realtors and investors out there... how are you all doing and how's your markets temperature?  

Purchase price: $375,000 Cash invested: $60,000 Sale price: $525,000 This home was build in the 1980's.

We put this in our offers to differentiate ourselves from other offers and we can write off this expense as a tax deduction.

Have you checked out Turbo Tenant?