If so, that isnt too bad.

As you stand, you are foregoing any equity appreciation on possible acquisitions because you won't be able to buy due to lack of liquidity and possibly bad credit.   

Perhaps I'm being unreasonable and I'm the one who's in the wrong here, I'd appreciate any feedback or similar experiences.Everyone keeps saying that the first investments usually end up being bad investments and you learn from mistakes, so I suppose this was bound to happen because a smooth sailing first buy is just too good to be true :)

Or are they ALL getting bad deals?

Matt: my first  comment is that the market in that area is not troubled because of Trump; in fact, if the economy had not finally started roaring the last couple years, there might be some bad headlines.

Shows you care, but doesn't set a bad precedent.

So, yeah I am pretty much in bad shape.

At the same time, I have read many posts on BP regarding co-signers and there seems to be more bad than good.Looking forward to hear your thoughts, thanks!

Unless you find a good local partner or the market gets bad again.

@Jay G.In my experience listing agents want the TDS in the buyers hands as soon as possible so buyers don't have the right to cancel beyond the inspection contingency.If the TDS doesn't hit buyers hands early it's generally because seller is slow in completing it because they have so much else going on.Have you had a bad experience with this or are you simply trying to understand the process?