I want to move quickly on the negotiated offer but with the uncertainty of the market - what advice would you give in this timing of market volatility and the unknown.

While there's lots of fear with volatility I can't help but to think that isn't this when we make more money than normal?

@Mario J Perez the interest rates are very, very volatile right now and no one is sure where they will land.

Secondly, I personally would rather take a 3.5% or 5% downpayment on FHA loan if you can still get one right now vs. putting all that cash down and depleting your reserves in a very volatile market.

Be extra careful in this volatile economical market.

The closing is in 4 days, and the buyer reached out today wanting to terminate the contract due to cold feet and “the volatile stock market”.

Don't think this is the bottom but tons of money to be made due to the volatility. 

People will always need a place to live (rates are crazy volatile right now though I think they will stabilize and remain low), but If you sit back and look at the big picture do you think people will be buying half million dollar homes now and/or in the near future?

Also they’ve raised their dividend 37 straight years and its an entirely liquid (but volatile) investment.If I’m a potential investor you telling me why you’re waiting is going to do a lot more than a larger return.

Stocks are amazing tax wise and have performed neck to neck with real estate (excluding taxes) in many countries due to the nature of business but they tend to have low cash flow and the volatility can lead to one needing cash right when the market is down.