So, if you are comfortable with month-to-month and gamble on what happens after closing, then do nothing.

Good luck with your adventures and let me know if there's anything that I can help with.

I did not want to gamble all of my family's saving for this education.

Best of luck to you in your new adventure. 

We are new empty nesters and we are looking for a new adventure.

I ended up letting my license expire and fast forward a few years ...after marriage, a little time spent teaching elementary school, adopting a beautiful baby amongst other adventures, I realized I wasn't living my dream of investing in real estate.

Unless you know exactly when the next dip in the market will be you could be attempting to gamble on that and lose if nothing happens for awhile.

Sure the Realtor may be a liaison between the two parties and they may interact but in no way shape or form do the two work for one another....Appraisers in this environment seem to error on the side of caution based on what happened in the past it seems...As a result unique properties end up suffering because the value isn't in black and white and the appraisers aren't as creative/adventurous as they once were in a different era..Good luck but I agree with the majority, if you still have a healthy profit go for it as if you roll the dice the appraisal may even come in lower next time..best,Chris

I love my city and I believe that we can be sucessful at this new adventure.

Good luck in your REI adventures.