You’d lose a year or two of cash flow to offset the cost.

I don’t want to lose them but I also don’t want to miss out on that much potential rent.

She asked ”I am on the property but not the mortgage, there is between 35k - 48k worth of equity, so they tell me, obviously my husband is behind in payments, this was my parents home and I don't want to lose it.

So if I'm a local LO and want my reputation among local Bay Area Realtors to be that my preapproval letter is as good as gold, the wonky ones are full TBD Approvals even if it means I occasionally lose business from one of my fellow perpetually impatient "now now now" instant gratification-seeking millenials. 

Licensed as an agent for about 18 months , with sights set on out of town investment , I too would love to know how to get started.

How do I fix this without losing my current deal?

For example, how would an apartment building lose its value in a market crash, and be tough sell?

Newton is even worse, but will almost never lose value.

Early on in my investment career I would take risks like this because I had little to lose.

Paying for a title search before even bidding then losing to people that may buy the house closer to market value.