Not to mention if they stop paying rent because of it you could be in for a long stubborn eviction process that - again - will cost you more that replacing a refrigerator or fan.

Many people would get stubborn and try to justify their previous deals etc.

I've always wondered about his system but I'm stubborn and would rather spend the money on a deal.

I would have given the deal to the listing broker, but Vt is not a dual agency state and at the time, I was a Californian so I needed a broker to look at the property, handle paperwork and give me guidance as I was unfamiliar with Vt real estate practices.I've bought several properties that took 5-9 months to make deals with stubborn sellers Government agencies or banks in order to get them to accept my offers.

Don't you just hate it when you've waited years to get back in the game, and the market still stubbornly rises?

Try to keep emotion out of it and be prepared to walk away if they are stubborn.  

Some sellers are just stubborn and you have to let the market season them a bit.

I get all the reasons against that, but that's how my mind works, and I can be stubborn

Yes we're stubborn, but even if we broke even, what has been done most cannot do.

What you have here is at least 3 overly stubborn people involved in this deal so it isn't going to happen.