To be honest, unless your area has super relaxed laws, I would either negotiate the unit to be vacant prior to acceptance or just skip it altogether.

Only exception is "blood or flood" emergencies (everything is an emergency to a tenant).3) whatever your tax professional recommends.4) Any way but NOT picking rent up or accepting cash - unless tenant direct deposits to your bank account.5) You'll want to improve your lease over time as you deal with tenant issues.

Was the hard part finding a property that was affordable enough to fit within your criteria or finding sellers who were willing to accept your low DP offer?

If he/she is there on a work permit or study permit I would ask for that paperwork including job letter and/or acceptance letter to school.

The selling agent and buying agent is actually working together for price discovery LOL rather than servicing their buyer/seller, it's just well, oh well we know it and we just accept it.

Will SAHA pay more for me to accept a section 8 tenant over a market tenant?

Later, once the offer is accepted, check with the 4-5 lenders on who can give me the best terms?

@Robert RuschakNot an attorney but I asked mine out of curiosity and “it depends”If for example the price was supposed to be $500k and marketing, advertising and discussions were based on this and the contract accidentally listed $400k, you will most likely not get it for that amount - of course it also depends on the state etc.This is a lot different than you offering $5400k, them accepting the offer then the contract was written at $400k and they come back and are like oops.

Any guidance is gladly accepted and welcomed.Thanks,NickTake all the prior advice given and trash it.  

I appreciate that, thank you; yes, I won't accept him back and I already have some solid GCs lined up to hopefully see this project throughThanks,