Would you finance a stranger who doesn't own or control a deal?

You don't want to allow the seller to control the paperwork flow of the transaction.

Quality control is very important in our business!

Strength of the contract isn't always price, it's about control and the terms.

If they still give you a problem, you can word the assignment clause very narrowly, such that you can only assign it to an entity over which you have control.

Trully appreciate this because it makes sense and helps get these emotions under control lol!

I’ll still call out extremely poor taste in decorating when I see it though, I can’t control it.  

I know, a HUGE mistake but I am over it and moving forward while focusing on what I can control. 

Yes I have looked into the state-wide rent control legislation.

And there's no federal mechanism pressuring states to do something specific, like how if a state's drinking age is below 21 then that state will lose federal highway dollars (fun fact: there is ALSO no federal minimum drinking age applicable outside of federally controlled land, just some highway money that forced all the states to "voluntarily" set it at 21 on an individual basis, I believe Texas was the last holdout, possibly due to oil money).