From their point of view they're seeking three primary things:Access to capitalControl of their dealCost of capitalThey likely have a lot of the first two so the only motivation they'd have to accept your money into their deal is either the third bullet. 

And it also concentrates the equity in your remaining property. 

Public records, however, show that the other funds remain the documented owners of those properties.

Unlike some buyers, I ALWAYS go look at the properties before the sale and discovered that the vacant lot had an active railroad track on it and therefore was unbuildable, and would remain unbuildable until the railroad removed their track. 

New inventory and relisting rates have actually declined month over month which is allowing to pricing to remain elevated.

Low cost housing is a huge motivator to change behavior and keep their housing voucher. 

For context, I will be assuming his VA loan at 5.1% and he will be doing seller financing for the remaining equity and sale price. 

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Some facts/info you may already know but if not:1) You assume the loan from the servicing bank, meaning you will work directly with the servicing bank.You assume the loan amount, but still need to come up with the difference of the VA loan amount and the sales price, in your case 172K. 2) No one will finance the entire remaining 172K amount.

The terms remain the same, we still pay the monthly mortgage payment.