Losing $1,300 per month at a minimum doesn't sound amazing, but it completely depends on your financial situation. 

To restate, I wonder if it is feasible to pre-qualify prospects financially and criminally before touring.

I personally know people that are financial imbeciles preaching "Buy Bitcoin!!!"

Who you marry is probably the single most consequential decision in your life, financially and otherwise.

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I am not obliged to go with that specific local bank that the builder is recommending.

Helps carrying costs while waitingg to sell and makes financials look better for investor buyers.

I wouldn't get my hopes up as he really has no obligation to, but if he sees a $5K item he can offer and forcing the legal aspect would cost $5K as well, he just might go with path of least resistance...The other aspect is you should 100% figure out exactly what the cost for you to take care of your items would be.

I've been finishing up my Financial Planning degree at the University of Alabama.

Unless you're financially prepared to deal with these issues and accept that 'once you know, you must always disclose' defects, I would move on to finding what is truly a good deal - as a good deal is only as good as its bones.