If it is a short term hold, then get a 30 year, not 15 year, as your monthly holding costs are reduced.

Plus, a econobox car will get better gas mileage than any truck, reducing your gas bill.You should look at your loan documents and see what they say about the reset.

You'd have to reduce the 460 by 20%, which would point to a real bottom of 368 S&P.

They take care of the property and reduce the hassles of landlording

Would a bank accept a reduced offer in a situation like this?

The third party is under no obligation to pay anything.I'd actually pass this along to C1 and they may admit the seller has the right to reduce the loan prior to closing by a third party, the hitch may be that C1 can only allow a % of any second mortgage to be paid at closing and such a payment would then reduce the loan but also the % to be forgiven.

It should help reduce rekeying costs.

If radon levels are too high in a property the problem is usually solved by venting the gas from the crawl space or similar out to the top of the house out into the atmosphere which reduce levels to a safe level inside the house.All of these issues LBP, Radon, and Mold must be disclosed to the new buyer that they have been fixed.

As for cash in the bank, a bit more difficult, but again, with partnerships, trusts, entities, etc. you can help reduce the exposure.

Also, while he still might have paid as much to someone else, he likely would have had the job done in a timely manner, thus reducing his holding costs.Not saying this isn't the OP's fault (ultimately, anything that happens on his project is HIS fault), but by the same token, the contractor deserves to lose out if he didn't do a high-quality job in a timely fashion.