Originally Posted by platinm
He wasn't screwing with you. The only thing cash can do is to confirm you are a buyer. They can assume that the deal will happen because even if you have a bad beacon $15K can make it happen - to a certain extent.
That was one of the things I thought would help in the bargaining and it didn't one bit. So when someone else mentioned it I figured I should say something. I could see it helping to seal the deal if you had crappy credit. Thanks for the input.