If on the other hand a borrower was in bankruptcy and the lender went and held a foreclosure sale while the borrower had stay protection, without seeking and being issued relief to proceed to sale, that's another issue.

They moved 5 miles away and the wife is staying in town during the deployment.

Meaning, perhaps $100K is provided up-front upon purchase, then the remaining $50K stays with the lender in escrow and the borrower can draw on it as they complete repairs.

We are close to Sea World and Lackland so I feel we will stay rented regularly.

I am currently already in the property as a tenant and will stay in the property.

You may also find an agent that has too many leads and would be willing to throw some your way.There is no wrong way to lead generate as long as you stay strong, adjust, and be creative.

But good luck finding a 2-4 unit if you're looking to stay in the area.

But I have to say, it took me about a year to win the bid, since I wanted to stay patient and get a true bargain. 

I would like to stay away from high HOA fees.

So it looks like he has 2 causes to cancel contract, 1) Seller cannot deliver Marketable Title and 2) Bank rejected the Application due to length of time.While he can't actually buy anything because his deposit is locked up, he needs to see what is available so he can make a decision on if he should stay in this prolonged Contract or cancel it and go on to another property.So he wants to submit a non-binding offer to purchase but cannot go into contract because he has no money for a down payment until the previous down payment is returned.HOWEVER, it seems as if the original Seller's Attorney wants to use this to claim Breach of Contract?!