The home was squashed up against its neighbors and the neighbors had trashy homes in comparison.

The reason is the buyer wants to see the time line to act by and if there are conditions tied to the approval letters such as the seller showing additional documentation to the lender or agreeing to a sign promissory note for deficiency etc.The buyer is looking at how CLEAN the short sale approval letter is.The seller doesn't have to share the letter if they do not want to but the buyer can also squash the deal and cancel and move on as well.No legal advice and I have no clue what the seller and buyer signed in this agreement.

Be very strick and squash issues at the very beginning when they arise.

Josh:Now that you have squashed the bug, could you explain the above?

I don't invest in condos because I haven't found one that cash flows to meet our criteria yet (HOA fees typically squash any potential).

Bryan Hancock didn't provide a lot of detail, and there was a lot of squashing the thought right off the bat.One of the main reasons real estate investing is so exciting is the opportunities presented that appear downright scary to others.

The crash didn't hit SFHs in Texas much, but MFHs hard because so many were owned by Floridians and Californians getting squashed elsewhere.  

I don't even water my garden and it produces a ton - tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, carrots, peas, green peppers, squash, YUM!

You could sue for damages and potential loss of rents etc.Might want to get an attorney involved to squash this problem.

I do not want to squash any dreams but am giving you a realistic view having seen it myself.