Length of time in the house will tell you whether or not he/she has any emotional equity in the house.Are taxes current.? 

The deeper the deal, the more room you have to play.  

Emotionally, it is hard to let it go, but I agree that I should channel my energy and time into something more productive than chasing these crooks.  

We then dropped our offer price - at that point, we had detached emotionally from it and moved on.

@De Juan Washington  I would want to do a much deeper analysis on a building that expensive. 

My name is Steve Gregory and I am in the business of helping people who are facing foreclosure escape with as little emotional and financial damage as possible.

It's almost as if ego and emotion kind of comes into play when I think about owning a park with new homes. 

Emotionally I believe she just doesn't want to deal with it.

However she's reactive and emotional (much like I am!)

Options do not "tie up" a property as believed by gurus.Specific language must be used to restrict a title conveyance.The issues of a disguised sale go much deeper now than what Brian mentioned and linked to, old cases are no longer relevant as there are accounting changes, IRS changes, state laws dictating interests acquired and matters of any beneficial interest.