Is there anything I can do to ideally get them to not list the house and sell to me, I’m assuming there might not be many options, especially since the sister and I had agreed on a price that was below market value given I was planning to invest money to remodel the home and was planning to honor his wishes of not having the home knocked down to make a townhome or new home.

After weighing all my options I have more detailed information. 

We are trying to learn what options may be best for us as a family. 

Cincinnati, OH is a great option to look into.

There are a few options in the private institutional lending space that I found that could accommodate a MTR.

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The NON QM DSCR options would be amazing to explore .

Is there anything I can do to ideally get them to not list the house and sell to me, I’m assuming there might not be many options, especially since the sister and I had agreed on a price that was below market value given I was planning to invest money to remodel the home and was planning to honor his wishes of not having the home knocked down to make a townhome or new home.

Try to interview a few different contractors with different options 

You have three main financing options to consider: a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC), a Home Equity Loan (HELoan), and a cash-out refinance.