It appears to me that the homeowner's cooperating with a short sale stay in the property longer- free rent is another upside for the homeowner.

Taxpayer's control over any sales representativesOf these, the most important issue appears to be the number, frequency, and continuity of sales.

And there appears extra tasks required just to see if you qualify to refi through certain lenders.

Here's the link to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau's ruling on delinquency:http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201301_cfpb_final-rule_servicing-respa.pdfIt appears to a CFPB ruling, not something in the original DF.

But it appears you are so far above the market that you probably aren't even getting responses to your ads.  

In Chris's case he was just lucky and  I am glad things appear to be working well for him.

I don't use either degree and most people that have only known me for the past 5-8 years have no clue I have any degrees, by appearance I look like a dumb jock.  

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In these communities it appears they have to "approve" owners.