With our inventory shortage, we are seeing people stay on the sidelines when it comes to selling their home.

No giving the buyer 3% closing assistance or fighting repair requests, financing falling through, or appraisal shortages.

It just seems like a long time to do nothing (I mean, no shortage of pia tentants)!  

Looking at the town where you are it seems there's no shortage of land, assuming your target is there.

There's a real shortage of inventory, especially for updated homes!

They are all roles that would require our relocation due to a shortage of roles in my field in our current town. 

The properties have appreciated more than that over the last few years due to inventory shortage and limited appreciation the previous several.

She is willing to sell it for what she owes.Numbers on the deal-95k 1st mortgage @3.875% ($890/mo) - her insurance is $2440/yr ($203/mo)- I was quoted at $650/yr ($54/mo)- her escrow shortage was $896, but if paid in full, her 1st mtg payment is $815/mo-10k 2nd mortgage @14.9% ($217/mo)-35-45k estimated repairs (I would do some work myself to get the cost down lower than 35k)-ARV is around 160-165k-Rent market ~ $1200/moMy thoughtsIf I paid off the 2nd mortgage (10k) and got a better insurance, the new mortgage would be around $613/mo.

Which makes me wonder why here in Los Angeles there is an extreme housing shortage, rents are going through the roof, the state recently passed an law making Accessory Dwelling Units easier to build in an effort to mitigate the the housing shortage, property values are at a level at or above the housing bubble peak. 

Home prices are up 11.1% and the number of homes for sale is down 34.5% vs 1 year ago - a radical shortage with steeply rising prices.Assuming that a property is priced correctly, offers at 80% of asking price are just not going to succeed.