Hello, I am working with a temporary housing company to put a family in one of my higher end houses.  

It is an emotional transaction - these folks are going to be put out of their home - where are they going - what's their problem -unemployment - sickness - drug addition - death in family ----incarceration?

A true emotional support animal has been prescribed by a physician or therapist, who will be happy to provide a letter stating such.

(ala the various threads here regarding "emotional support" animals)Are they going to claim a HIPAA violation if I ask them for proof?

Decide before you go what your limit is because you could get caught up in the emotions of wanting to win and accidentally spend way more than makes sense.The cashier's check, I explained to the bank what I was doing and it was in my name so I when I lost an auction (I lost a few) I could redeposit it.

If you don't invest any emotion into the deal you should be able to clearly assess the true value of the deal and present to the seller as an argument for why the price of the property should be lower.  

Making the right business decision should never involve or be clouded by emotions.

I use it as temporary funding, Ie. 

In case anyone else was wondering, it was emotionally charged.  

Most are reluctant, but they might listen to reason.A seller that just received a notice has a various number of ways to stop the process: bring the loan current, temporary repayment plan, refinance it if they can, sell the house, and a few others.If you get them to agree to sell you the home and they don't have equity, then it will be a shortsale and the lender will have to agree to the sales price.