And although I was initially told by the listing agent that my chances are slim due to my down payment (5%), I was told today that the owner accepted my offer.

Right now the options on the private side are slim to none but in the coming months our guidance is going to change and their will be much more options on the table for short term rentals.

That doesn't mean the bank wont try to drag you through the dirt, but the odds of them doing so are very slim. 

If this cost was a deal breaker for your purchases, the margins are way too slim anyway.

It's not that you can't do it, but the chances of success are very slim if you have no partner options or connects.

My strategy is primarily BRRRR and flips but the discounts are slim.

Now margins are getting slim and they’re going to have to cut down on their profits to make these deals work 

Around here (Boston) tenants pay the renters fee (which they hate) but either way, it seems like your margins are too slim if a vacancy every 1.5 years losses all your profits. 

Typically, eviction for non-payment of rent is slim, provided you have thorough documentation such as notices that rent is late.

If a investor doesn't have a property under contract they are a tire kicker and the chances of them getting the property under contract are slim to none.