Checkout some of the great Vrbo tools like market maker.You can see demand, occupancy of your competition for certain dates.The boost function can move you up in the search results for certain dates and it will also show you where you are in the search results for any dates you choose.I get most of my bookings from Vrbo and people always find me on there.

The lease has the date signed and the date of move-in.

For example, there are quality oceanfront homes for sale (as of this post) starting in the $650k price range. 3/2 slightly dated, but walk down your private stairs to the sand.

In the beginning it might be all fun and games with X's & O's and spreadsheets of mortgage quote comparisons but when it comes down to the end of the contract date, it'll boil down to how stressful (it was or wasn't) and how direct the mortgage professional was in caring enough to get it closed.

If it’s dated or just not an exciting looking theme that could be your first issue.

@Vic ReddyThey can try and negotiate but if they have substantial assets the lender is aware of it and will go after themI get the sense there is more to this story - for example in some jurisdictions they require older buildings to be updated by a specific date which is usually years in advance.

I am currently a special education teacher looking to transition to real estate full time in the near future.My hobbies include staying up to date with the market, leatherworking, and being a geek/nerd with my friends!

We wanted to do LVP throughout the house and the kitchen and bathrooms had an extra layer of plywood to raise its height so we had to manually crowbar it out, which took days and a lot of work.Aside from the flip, we didn't expect the sellers too keep changing their minds on closing date.

Both the original dates work well for me.

Quote from @David Kanarek: In 2023, I invested in some Norada Capital Management 7 year Promissory Notes and last week less than one year after signing the last note, I receive a "form" email addressed to "Valued Investor", dated June 20th, 2024 from Marco Santarelli, who signed the letter as CEO & founder, that interest payments were being suspended until further notice without any resumption date.