The original sellers could probably make a better case than you can but again, speaking to an attorney would clarify that for you.Out of curiosity what is your role in this?

With the build done my wife excitedly took on the role of interior decorator.

To be clear, I never facilitate both the Real Estate & Mortgage roles in any single transaction, but I do when possible try to work within my own organization or team for cohesiveness and reliability of transactions. 

Brown's assumption of this role is one of the root causes of her statement that it "could not be done in a few hours per week".

My wife and I are currently looking into starting a Birddogging service (at this point, we don't have the time to take on more than a birddogging type of role) and are interested in ways of finding the best shortsale prospects to then pass on to wholesalers and rehabbers.

I am currently going to college majoring in RE, and right now I am involved in an internship with a big home builder (PulteGroup) where i am learning the role of construction managers, which can help me in the future if i want to BRRRR or fix & flip.

Exercising may cost a little money, but it places you in a much safer position.

This is accomplished by transferring the property into a land trust and having your attorney sign as a "nominee trustee" before having the role of trustee granted to you after the signing.

It sounds like you just need to pivot to a more passive role.

I have done transactional funding - but I still underwrite the deal as if they would keep it on the off chance they can’t get the end buyer to exercise and actually close.