I have found that dealing with some of the surprises that come up while doing deals gets a "little" easier, but all in all I still feel pressure and frustration at times.

It sounds like your parents are able to afford the current house, because you haven't mentioned them being behind on their mortgage or having trouble meeting the $1,500 payments.

Shorts can be profitable, but they are time consuming, frustrating and slow.

They bought into a game they could not afford to play in the first place and a 1/2 point off the Fed Fund Rate is not going to help them.Good Luck,Jason

Have her set up a new loan where you are the lender and set the terms so that she can afford the payments.

I can afford its asking price and the repairs needed with money I've saved up.

Yes, it can be very frustrating and I sympathize with you.

Me starting out, I cannot afford to pay the original home owner the rent in the agreed upon L/O.P.S.

Figure out what you can afford to pay and bid that.

I just hear at the rea meetings that veryone is struggling right now and they are seasoned and that is where most of my concern comes in, while I do have some money I cant afford to lose it.