IMO - the Fed looks in the rear view mirror rather than at the road. 

Just covering my rear. 

End of the day get the deal done.. and for use we wont sell a home ( new construction with the following lenders) Rocket  Wells  and a few others.. just a big Pain in the rear dealing with them..

They may not even have the right to attach a privacy screen to the fence.If this is really bugging them, they can install a screen of some sort that is attached to the ground on their side of the fence.Something else to note....depending on your city, there are height limits to side-yard fences (7-8 ft usually) The fence was installed by the neighbor's previous owner but I checked that the current height of the fence + privacy screen is 86 inches already and the max height of the fence by my city's code is 72 inches with an exception of up till 96 inches only if the rear yard is abutting an interior side yard (I think that's my case). 

. - The sellers were undoubtedly presented evidence that the rear structure was not recognized by the city when they were presented with the zoning cert when they bought the place a few years ago.

She lives in the rear part of the house with a separate door, located in daly city, CA.

It can be a pain in the rear end to do so correctly; however, if done right its benefits can be substantial CREDITS as high as 25% of certain rehab costs.

Often times a wholesaler is the least knowledgeable one in the room, so whenever I buy from a wholesaler, its worth having a professional review and cover my rear. 

Other reasons why "reversed living" is not as desirable is that it often means you have 1 or more bedrooms facing the street/sidewalk which is not great for privacy, and you lose the interior/exterior connection between the living spaces and the rear yard which is soooo essential in SoCal.

It'll be a bit of a pain in the rear to document bla bla bla, but I can only imagine it would be a deal breaker if the intent was anything other than paying it off.