FACTS only...no emotion, no debate about any issue they try and engage you on.

When they get it right, it's only temporary.

Nobody that’s cash flowing on a decent multi family is going to want to just hand that over to some guy off the street  on a temporary lease to potentially screw it up and run into the ground .

We had done research on the Seller and knew that he raised his family there, so we wanted to touch on those emotional points.

This decision is clear, as long as you're apples to apples (ie you're not debating buying a mansion vs renting a hovel) - but it depends on your desire for risk vs reward, and emotion vs financial logic.Logic says you should rent vs buy. 

I wish you the best in dealing with the emotions and critical thinking involved. 2.

If I can convince myself that it is temporary I could pin my ears back and muscle through for a year for an FHA loan and then (hopefully) move in closer. 

If values fall a bit it will be temporary I'd expect.

His first line of defense is to file a motion for a temporary restraining order, or TRO.

I would not wait till its at a point of explosion to where you are so mad you make a decision out of emotion.