So far no issues and no excuses for why the rent hasn't arrived.  

It was literally the sergeant who turned up at the end that saw things differently and this thing went from his arrival, to the guy being carted off to jail in 2 hours.

Every Spring, the market heats up in the DC area, and this year it has arrived in February.  

If it's a LOT more than the number you arrive at by using @Damian Leonard's checklist, then you likely have an unrealistic Seller on your hands ie. one who is COUNTING on getting a higher price by offering "Seller finance".Don't fall for that trick!

, reach out to him to let him know it has not arrived just to give him a heads up if it was delayed or lost in the mail.  

That's the world of Commercial Lending - -Pro:- the CU is treating you as a professional - - not too common for CUsCon:- the ARM and refi Typically, these loans are  X years, Due in Y (implicitly coming due with a balloon payment.The X years sets  the amortization table and you refi at Y years;  eg 20/due in 5The propert(ies) are already vouching for you (hence Com Loan), so when the Y years arrives, you're refi'ing the balloon amount and it should be a cakewalk with the same CU unless the IMF, EU, & US Treasury all go belly-up.

We just arrived back in California to get the rest of our stuff but we have to be back in Springfield to close around April 15.

When I have a showing I always tell the person to call me when they arrive. 

Sadly, women Realtors are so exposed to this.Highly recommendnever show aloneget the prospects Name, Cell, and Email and refuse to show w/oTell an office mate of where, when and whom you are meeting withUpon arriving onsite and in the presence of the prospect, Call your own office voice mail and speak so as to be over heard, "Yeah, I with xxx at yyy and expect to be done by  HH:MM, C U then".

You can arrive at any % ownership that works for you.