lolWith that said - I think it's about who your target market is, what the goals of the client are, & what market you are working in.Negotiating closing costs is definitely not the best move for getting offers accepted quickly but it is a possibility & reality that is often not discussed. 

The reality though, is that it could have been run any way I wanted and the "conversion" is strictly for my exit as the end buyer will be an out of state multifamily investor.

This would let us do endless amounts of projects with no money, but the reality is that banks want to see some "skin in the game". 

In reality, your destiny is in someone esle's hands.

In reality, no one actually does that here though.

What I find to be rather unfortunate about my recent experiences is the fact these realities seem to apply even when it is glaringly evident that one party is clearly in the wrong over the other.

Some great reminders about what can be the reality and frankly what many of know to be the reality a majority of the time with low-cost, passive investments.  

What I've not seen mention of in this thread is the reality of our historically low financing rates and it's impact on the 1% rule. 

While she may want to live in the house forever the reality is that when she gets older she may need the equity to get adequate long term care.

In reality how many people are giving cash for keys and have missed payments on their rentals and try to get the tenant to vacate the property.