How did the seller register their property with Lucas County Rental Registry (that is another involved party). 

And those real-life needs are pushing more sellers off the fence despite today’s rates.Data shows the share of homeowners with a mortgage rate below 3% is dropping as more people move.

Here is what Im doing hopefully it works for you Step 1: Set up keyword alerts on Zillow & Redfin for houses that meet your specific criteriaStep 2: Join FB Groups, off market listing sites scour them daily fro dealsStep 3: Look for signs of "stress" listings over 90 days old, keywords like motivated seller all might be a green light for negotiation.

"But the seller refuses to let us out."

House managers typically are offered free rent, but I am charging half until the house is filled.

(Unless you’re hosing the seller and paying 20-25% under market.)Anyway.

With median being sellers getting 100% of asking. 

Three, there are very few houses with adu's in that area.

We were in a seller's market for over 15 years finishing off feverishly in 2022 with 100% appreciation over 2 years.

The listing agent may not be knowledgeable in this space and could be doing the Seller a disservice.