You can lose that with an unfavorable appraisal.

Should property buyers now ask sellers to put up money to cover costs, in case something unfavorable is uncovered while in contract?

Buy and hold can fall by the wayside if over-extending meets with unfavorable conditions.You have to eat.

In addition, the forms will let borrowers know about unfavorable features, such as prepayment penalties or increases in the loan balance.The new rule requires specific mathematical computations to disclose the borrower's and lender’s title insurance fees.

Mobile homes just don't appreciate like homes and most parks have very unfavorable rules to prevent rentals. 2) A regular house - Preferably again through favorable seller financing terms since I can't do a large down through conventional mortgages.

First, I like the areas such as the Medical Center where professionals and Universities are around (where potential appreciation might occur) or second, I'm debating upon maybe the more unfavorable areas where cash flow is higher but the neighborhoods aren't the greatest.The properties I'm seeing for yearly ROI ranges from 5-7%... which doesn't meet my expectations of 8-10%.

I actually AVOIDED reading the book because I had looked the author up and read some very... unfavorable things about him.  

What I would do is finance through the dealer/seller, or if that is unfavorable, then try a bank for a credit line.

I've seen sellers decide to pull their property off the market then come back a week later and list it with a new agent behind the original agent's back.Not sure what your experience level is, but if you stay in this game long enough, you will see your fair share of unfavorable things happen.

Also FYI, make sure you read into the description of the NACA loan, because from what I remember, they have some really unfavorable criteria for investors, so just double check before you use it.