I'm glad that you were able to recover and press forward.

Having gone through the short sale motions a few times we found this odd and pressed the agent to get more information.

We are climbing out of the "two small kids" haze and starting to enjoy the camping and hiking options in our beautiful part of the country in our spare time.We are accidental landlords with our old home in Cleveland as we bought before the bubble burst and needed to do something with it when the opportunity to relocate to our dream location presented itself and selling it was not an option we were/are willing to consider.  

And over the long term, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a market that performs as well as the one you are in now.

He has completed other projects that we have partnered on which doesn't get press.

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Keeping in mind that most FHA borrowers are using the program because they have minimal funds of their own, yes, most need that seller assistance.I have done FHA loans for the past 10 years and I'm hard pressed to remember even one borrower who did not use some seller assistance, even back when it was a seller's market.But unless your home won't appraise for enough, you shouldn't lose anything on the transaction because you build the concession into the price - as already stated here.

Also the motivation will be different based on the tenant base and expected rents and what finishes they expect for the area,how long you hold the property for,if you are an accidental landlord where you have to rent out by necessity,or you actually purchased this property as a rental in the beginning.Many factors will play into what decision you make.What you can also do is refinish the wood floors and then buy a big area rug for cheap to throw down for the high traffic area and only the corners would be exposed.

I have three sticky issues at the moment, but I'll start with my most pressing problem.There is a woman that was in my building when I bought it.

However, if the agent was smart and entered into a contract with the seller, you'll be hard-pressed to take action (but just another loop to jump through).