I'm working on my first purchase in SD, CA but it seems like sellers in this market are very stubborn.

I was stubborn and determined that I wasn't going to need to pay a realtor.

Sometimes the banks get stubborn and are still trying to recover the entire debt amounts owed to them, even when the REO condition is poor.

I'd love to go local in California, but places like LA are so competitive and prices so stubborn.

Maybe they're retired and can't afford the place but are too stubborn to ask for help, so when a lifeline is offered and they can sell the house that they can't afford to fix and maybe move to a smaller cheaper place, they jump.

(I'm a slow learner but thank God I'm stubborn.)

Now as an Agent I understand how values work and how stubborn sellers could be because they value the home with a mix of greed and put a high value on the memories created in the home.  

But if her offer IS accepted and not mine ofcourse I will be helping her with the project even though she is being very stubborn!

Again, I like the idea and think it has potential BUT the sales pitch/convincing stubborn people is I imagine having issues.

The last one (DTI) was partially my own fault for stubbornly refusing to accept less rent despite what market conditions were telling me, so I suffered extended vacancies, negatively impacting my DTI and the purchase attempt.