Not just same loan amount but for a longer term).In this case, a Lender should be comfortable lending you say 70% LTV, right?

Where you can cancel an accepted offer for any reason.So even if they accepted you could just terminate the offer.Having said that, usually we give a 24-72 hour expiration date on the contract. 

Maybe in your best interest to just hire an attorney since the cost is minimal and probably less costly than taking a flight just for eviction court. 

Richmond getting a new Ferry terminal too.... which helps with the commute.

DEFAULT: If buyer shall default on its obligations hereunder and suit is brought to either enfore or terminate this contract, the parties agree that buyer has made a substantial down payment requiring judicial foreclosure of this contract.Can someone dumb that line down for me?

Any early termination rights in the lease?

You only options are to close and accept the responsibility or terminate and lose your earnest money

Work out an early termination if he won't/can't live without her. 

I see no reason to not give a small gift if you wish... as a landlord we give our tenants Christmas starbuck cards.and one of my clients gave every tenant a turkey at thanksgiving and he had a few hundred tenants. that's a lot of turkey.I know see folks handing the flight attendants little gifts I am going to add that arrow to my quiver as well with all the flying I do.

ONe of our regulars on BP that I really respect is @Steve Vaughan  I think most folks starting out and mid term in the wealth building process would be smart to follow him and listen to his thought process's..