@Katey TataWelcome.You may not want to make this complicated.If you draft an Agreement to Purchase a property, draft another to sell that Agreement and sit with a Real Estate Attorney from Massachusetts to review the documents, you should be ready to "Just Do It!"

Un-remarried surviving spouses of an eligible service member who died as a result of service or service-related injuries may also be eligible.ELIGIBLE PROPERTY TYPES1 – 4-unit single family detached homes PUDsTownhousesCondominiums—per VA guidelinesINCOMEIn order to be considered for approval of a VA home loan, income stability is a mandatory requirementVeterans recently separated from the service must have a minimum 2 year work history in the same line of work that he/she did in the service.

Sometimes sellers are not being truthful about the history of the property or the tenants.

What is his credit score and job history..... it only takes one person to crash a plane.Also remember that these are not your only choices.

I have a pretty diverse career history, primarily in business to business sales and event/wedding planning.

We are in process of working on a 4th loan, for an off grid riverfront seasonal cabin that only one of our lenders - the local one - is willing to finance due to their understanding of the area and our history of successful rentals (proven via our tax returns). 

I had to sign all sorts of documents saying I would live there.

You will probably need two documents: a Promissory Note which describes the terms of the loan and a Mortgage which is filed with the County clerk to secure your lender's interest in the property and which will allow them to sell it if you fail to make the payments.

Lenders must keep copies of the Loan Estimate for three years after consummation, and retain copies of the Closing Disclosure, in addition to all Closing Disclosure-related documents, for five years after consummation.The Final Rule also includes several other substantive changes and additions to TILA and RESPA, including, Defining what constitutes an application: The removal of the seventh catch-all item.

If the other buyer does not submit the documents promptly, they may just accept your offer.