just keep knocking on doors and making phone calls, I finally got a good deal to sink my hooks in to and have your same issue, in the middle of a refi-cash out to buy this other property and the bank is throwing a wrench on the deal by asking me to pay off a car note to make the 51%DTI ratio. this bums me out but will keep pushing on until I get financing secured to nab this other property, maybe hard money to buy/fix and rent ( I am trying to avoid doing this), or maybe 203K loan, there are too many options, you need to exhaust all possibilities until you get one that fits. good luck brother.

As a result, the pipe was not able to drain properly and once below freezing temperatures came, the pipe burst in the basement.   

I was called over to a property today due to a report of low water pressure and a leaky pipe.

I also figured this would be a far-future scenario, because buying my own house in the rapidly-growing greater Seattle area has seemed like an expensive pipe dream. 

The mortgage I am still paying is still in my mother's name but it has a HAMP incentive, so next year it will be finally exhausted crediting $5k off the loan balance.

Account Closed you'd love the aftermarket exhaust on this thing.

If its city water/sewer the only utility risk is who owns the pipes.

. :)We are doing a rehab in California and today (after getting signed off on everything last week) a building inspector just waltzed in the front door (no knock) and said he was there to "inspect the copper piping."

Obviously, portions of the cast iron pipe has been replaced in the past, piece meal at different times. 

Currently I am a Traveling Pipe welder and do very well for my family and I.