It was thrown out and they were going to take me back to court again after 90 days in spite of having a long term lease.

I would be surprised if the lender will actually approve and go through with the short sale, without the mortgagor's cooperation, in spite of your POA.

Indy is a great market for high cash flow yields and whether you put any stock in it or not, Indy was rated the #1 market for 10 year return on investment by Inman News in spite of the lower appreciation potential.

First of all, yes, you CAN ABSOLUTELY DO this, even at the "retail" that you casually threw in, in spite of my not saying that you would be buying at retail.

The best candidates for seller financing I have found are those that don't need to requal right away or those that still can in spite of keeping the current mortgage.  

It's encouraging to hear that even in spite of newbie mistakes, you and your wife still did well!!!

Most importantly, my goal is to have my business working in spite of me (a few hours week) but spending the rest of my enjoying life.   

In spite of looking economic uncertainty, we remain assured in the fact that the military presence here will persist into the future even as the US potentially suffers a sustained period of contraction.

Does the buyer retain the right to complete the purchase in spite of the expired contract because the escrow is in place?

We put in a bid ABOVE asking price (house was underpriced and still worth it at higher amount), then found out this was an undisclosed just-purchased short sale and in spite of my excellent loan qualifications, no one will touch this for a mortgage due to Fannie/Freddie, seasoning, etc, excepting a "portfolio" lender at highway robbery rates.