Just wanted to also mention that I do acknowledge that 10k is not a couple hundred and helping a solid team member does not mean turning a good deal bad.

Did you receive a seller's property disclosure and if so did they acknowledge un-permitted work and zoning compliance issues?

And she shouldn't expect to be living for free.The issue is that he acknowledged he made a mistake, and he has tried to make it right more than once.

Tell the HOA to acknowledge their error and drop the matter..."

The SEC acknowledges the assistance of the U.S.

I would say, acknowledge their concerns and proceed anyways. 

(B) Upon the filing of such a complaint--(i) the Secretary shall serve notice upon the aggrieved person acknowledging such filing and advising the aggrieved person of the time limits and choice of forums provided under this title;(ii) the Secretary shall, not later than 10 days after such filing or the identification of an additional respondent under paragraph (2), serve on the respondent a notice identifying the alleged discriminatory housing practice and advising such respondent of the procedural rights and obligations of respondents under this title, together with a copy of the original complaint;(iii) each respondent may file, not later than 10 days after receipt of notice from the Secretary, an answer to such complaint; and(iv) the Secretary shall make an investigation of the alleged discriminatory housing practice and complete such investigation within 100 days after the filing of the complaint (or, when the Secretary takes further action under subsection (f)(2) with respect to a complaint, within 100 days after the commencement of such further action), unless it is impracticable to do so.

So while they still have the inventory, they just acknowledged that the model is struggling (may have some of that anticipated future earnings and optimism already baked into the stock price) and they won't be able to sell homes in the anticipated timeframe, so short term quarterly earnings may be less.There are some other big players listed on the stock market like American Homes 4 Rent, amongst a few others   They have something like 53,000 single family home buy and hold homes.

While I do  acknowledge the challenges posed by traditional loan requirements, I encourage you not to let them discourage you; although they represent hurdles, they can be over come.

Aside from the obvious answer that they are a trade group for real estate agents, and they would not be around for long if they said that using an agent doesn’t make a difference, here are a few reasons, which NAR acknowledges as not being factored in to their finding:- Lower priced properties are more likely to FSBO (e.g. commission costs are high relative to price, agents aren’t as interested in selling low prices homes).- Rural homes are 3x more likely to FSBO than urban homes.