There are several a big REO conferences and it's crazy with thousands of agents swarming the bank reps.

However, when discussing saving seed money/down payments with her she starts to become a little defensive about our current position.

None of us knows what changes will come in the future.Respectfully submitted,Kenneth Rishel, AdministratorRishel Family TrustPost Script: If you are attending the IMHA Annual Conference on May 17-19th we can talk about this in person.

I hope I'm not being too harsh here, and if Susan Lassiter-Lyons sees this I'd love to hear her take (defense?

This would be a second line of defense for the owner. 

In their defense, people come and go at a fast clip.  

A major employer (a defense contractor) is located across the street.

If you can, use what you can from the lease agreement, and your documentation, for your defense and to position yourself to resolve this without taking it to court.Breathe.

Conferences sand conventions?

And as for policy, I get that putting it out there as soon as reasonable is likely best, but I wish they would delay and generally have more details available immediately following any press conference.