Actually I don't see what "positive equity" has to do with it.
Mainly because I probably don't understand what it means.
Anyway......the question of whether it's a good idea to do the buyout and then sell it privately depends on one simple thing: Could you really sell it privately for more than the buyout figure?
And in this case, it sounds like the answer to that one is: Don't count on it.
Maybe you could, but I think probably not, and anyway it would be total speculation.
It isn't anything you could plan on, and it certainly isn't a way you could figure to recoup the potential loss you're talking about.
Mainly because I probably don't understand what it means.
Anyway......the question of whether it's a good idea to do the buyout and then sell it privately depends on one simple thing: Could you really sell it privately for more than the buyout figure?
And in this case, it sounds like the answer to that one is: Don't count on it.
Maybe you could, but I think probably not, and anyway it would be total speculation.
It isn't anything you could plan on, and it certainly isn't a way you could figure to recoup the potential loss you're talking about.