For the seller who has little equity, and would lose any other way at the closing table, essentially paying to sell his house.

They may also be required to 'expose the property to the market' to get a true market value as opposed to leaving money on the table in private transaction.

Whoa, was not aware rent control was on the table.

This got a lot of offers on the table and things can then shoot up above their previous reduction.

Our lender is fighting them and said they have never seen anyone try this... they do sometimes try to exclude pre-paids, but that that is why we were specific in our negotiation about that.Searching around I could not find anything on this, the original 12k was not even going to cover everything and we still had to bring about 3k more to the table...

Other options include:1) Private Money2) Conventional LoansOne thing to consider, no matter which route you decide to go you are going to have to bring something to the table,.

Never again will your theories and thoughts on socioeconomic conditions be fitting conversation for the dinner table ever again.

Some bring value to the table, some don't.

He can't refinance and bring the extra money to the table, so how can I take control of this burden for my family member?

I have met several investors who own rental property and are underwater. they prefer to come to the table with cash to rid themselves of the headache rather than continue to be a landlord.