As far as I'm concerned, I completely agree with you (Bill), and a financed transaction is still a cash sale from the perspective of the seller (they come to the table and get a cashier's check for the full amount they're due).

A reduction in REOs is money left on the table and they will do whatever they can to paint a bleek picture.

(aka painted floors) Do you tell your tenants this with your fake French accent?

I think I would have to come to the table with a fair bit of change if I were to refi now..Why wouldn't you walk away from a building if it was under water and no bank will loan refinance you when the mortgage comes due.

Or pay for a meal for the table of folks in uniform (police or military) across the restaurant.

BTW i am French and English is my second language so please do not pay too much attention to the word 's misspelling and others mistakes that i have made in this message .

This seems counter intuitive however I know my amortization table is correct, so I'm left to think either my profit calcs are incorrect or this is in fact the case.Here's my profit calculation:Profit= Home Value-(Principle remaining+Down payment+selling costs)So when I put in 100% down the profit is initially negative due to cost of selling, then increases as though you're earning 3% on a savings account.

I've yet to experience anybody walking away from the table unhappy.

The traditional method is to bring cash to the table.

I always knew that to get a bigger piece of the cake, i need to be an imperative in these deals, i need to bring something to the table that they will salivate over, putting me in a better position to negotiate my cut, and learn the raw materials of this business and how its done.