I do not believe this is temporary and commercial RE is going to go through a lot of consolidation and revaluation.In my opinion the shift is likely to be similar to what you saw in the taxi industry when UBER came along. 

Hey Drew,Use seller credits to your advantage (as much as you can get) and buy down your interest rate with a temporary rate buy-down. 

I think it is temporary until they get a new budget in place.Jim.

You might get a temporary place so that you can break into a new market.

:(With the temporary nature of this job, I'm wondering what the best course of action is for me to get started.

So when I was looking for houses I made sure to look for either a two bedroom house with a basement and rehab it to a temporary living space, or a three bedroom so I could have other people live with me.

@Nabil Suleiman Is it a temporary situation or a reflection of how they manage their money?

Much less than the $21k planned, but they quickly redeployed their funds in the next available investment. 2420 Upas, San Diego, CA (across from Balboa Park)We provided $150k temporary gap funding with a local rehabber for $1M home.

It is pretty standard for a circuit court judge to issue a temporary restraining order stopping a foreclosure, usually in effect for 60 or 90 days, with cause merely stated in the petition, no actual documentary proof required.  

As I am reading all the responses (thank you all) my wheels are spinning and perhaps a private investor looking for some cash flow would be in order for temporary (12 month) funds.