I normally have a 30 to 45 day grace period on my option contract, to locate my end buyer to assign my contract to.

I normally recommend using a Property Manager who works with the program regularly to help navigate the waters. 

I personally wont give a wholesaler a non refundable deposit.. if the deal cant close for some reason they will normally ghost you.. this is probably new western or one of those outfits.. who rely on FOMO high pressure to get the deposits up front and released like that.

My recently departed tenant's deposit was not enough to cover all the repairs (repairs NOT due to normal wear and tear).

There are no penalties for an incomplete exchange, You would then just pay the tax like normal.

It's a little more work to find someone willing to do this kind of scenario, and in my personal case I just charge my normal rent and I'm content with that because it cashflows.

Normally the opposite is true i.e. rates down/asset prices up.

I understand a small drip or two would be normal wear and tear, but a stain this large seems excessive?

.- Interest Rate Management: Buying time until interest rates normalize or decline.

My original thought was to basically just triple what the normal vacancy rates were in the area, but I know that would not be super accurate.