You never know why and how your holdover seller rationalizes remaining in the property beyond the contractual date.What I do is attempt an informal conversation that outlines the consequences of remaining, including the embarrassment of being evicted in front of neighbors.

I know there has to be a rational explanation for why someone would sell their apartments.

If you have, I'm curious to hear your rational for not wanting to invest locally (if there is one). 

You are rationalizing a bad situation.  

Wondering how buyers are rationalizing offers way above asking?

Not even looking at the numbers themselves or the rational I would have not gone further myself.

However, I can give you 3 Core The Knowledge Base, and the 2 Golden Rules I use with no deviation:Golden Rule #1:  Never under any circumstances, ever, for any reason or rational, ever...SPEND your own cash/money.  

You would be rationalizing...and that can be very expensive. 

So for now I was hoping to find an alternative that was still beneficial and rational for someone like me with a full time job.

But maybe that's just me rationalizing it in my own head haha