A tiny % of people can avoid the hard work by getting creative or lucky, but most have to work hard, take action, and be patient. 

I wanted to work with someone who was going to pick up the phone when I called.From your first interaction with a broker/seller, show through your words and actions that you are honest and reliable.Lesson 4️⃣ - Buyers and sellers become business partners.I truly think one of the biggest oversights in due diligence is the seller themselves.

So, in your considerations, I would park right there for a bit and determine how this would look for you.Since you have about 2.5 years to think about it before you would need to spring into action to take advantage of the rollover for tax advantages, maybe you try on a rental and see how it fits. 

Haven't been there, but pay attention to the foundation - if the floors are level there no action needed.

Taking these two pieces of info will tell you how long you will take to get an offer, so if you go past that you should lower the price, and then the other action item would be to starting off lower than all the other properties if the condition is better than your condition.

We care about our investors' success, but it's ultimately up to each investor to take action to accomplish their goals however they do it!

I started my investing journey learning from BiggerPockets Forum as you are doing so I am always willing to help the action takers. 

Kudos for taking action and adjusting course when needed!

The sooner you regain control, prove that you fully intend to enforce the terms of your lease, and that you will not be 'played' by their recall of events or documents, the more effective this action will be.  

There should be a class action law suit again multifamily mindset that has ripped off so many people and tore their lives apart in a horrible way.