So after many hours with the town and digging up old field cards in the basement they found the original 5 family card and eventually agreed to grandfather it in and approve a reversion to a 5 fam or less, whatever I would like and obviously after I close.

Originally posted by @Ned Carey:@Terry Yeboah it's your first post so welcome to BP.With contractors there are three things you wantGood priceGood workmanshipFast and reliablePick 2 out of 3, that is the best you are going to get. 

to answer the original question.

Originally posted by @Jen R.

He walked into it feeling like the original lease terms were not fair because he was responsible for upkeep and repairs.

depending on the credit score and value of the properties we can get that done for sure

(Loan program, term, credit score, etc) just for hypotheticals, say your looking at a 30 year conventional on your primary residence with 720 credit, rate could be ~4.75-5.125%  FHA is typically a little lower. 

My realtor mentioned that once they clear that number the leftover money may go back into my principal but he wasn’t sure and my loan originator told me she was also unsure but she did say that banks can’t profit from a short sale.

Originally posted by @Kevin Moen:http://infinitycapitalfinance.com/ - This is the company I am referring to.

I listed originally for $1850 a month and he wanted to rent it .