She also said that the owner's daughter is living there currently, but is in agreement to sell the house. 

My daughter's childhood is temporary and I am tired of missing out on a great deal of it because I have to invest a ton of time to barely get by helping someone else reach their financial goals.

One of the things that is critical to success in any field is mental practice.

We're both self employed doing other work (him - graphic design, me - consulting for non-profits) and we have a daughter in college and a son going into high school.

A short sale requires the active participation of the person that owns the house.You and the daughter are not the persons that own the house. 

This surprised us, until we overheard the teenage daughter say to her mom that the green was "cool".

That is a scarcity mentality.

I am a Sustainability Project Manager at one of the large architecture firms in Denver and have two young children; a daughter who is 2 1/2 and an 8 month old baby boy. 

As my daughter is searching for colleges, we are considering buying property in the same city and she will be attending college and very soon.

So, I will have my daughter do it for me.