It's their money and time.My experience with owners in properties like that is that they often have no where to go, regardless of the funds generated by the sale, or they lack the physical and emotional resources to get all their stuff moved.

Ryan Logsdon That was something new to me and when the lender asked me to give them 100 % access to my funds, the separation anxiety kicked in because I got a strong emotional attachment to my money and I thought the lender was trying to come between us.

Impending foreclosure, desparate need for cash, emotional pain, etc.

I agree with Michael, the new investor needs to feel the risk factor, emotional intelligence plays a lot in whether a person will take the plunge or just plain simply having "Guts".

Now off my soap box but let me see if I can relate to you on a much more rational approach, not the emotional.  

I told them this is not an emotional decision, I've always had this planned.

Hello,I'm in the thick of an emotional breakup with my former fiancee.

Everything else is just noise.Interest rates cause a lot of emotional knee jerk reactions at the moment.

This is why people say it's a business decision, all the emotion out of it. 

Also a highly overlooked skill is empathy/emotional intelligence.