That seems like a strict requirement of needing to keep the home for a year to use the owner builder direction, but I would confirm that before fully going forward as the GC. 

Contacted the Housing Authority to confirm if I were to receive or deny money being that the security deposit was covered.7. agreed upon moving forward, May 14 an emergency happens & couldn't meet for the keyThe housing authority are very hard to contact for answers and the case worker for this case is on vacation this week.

Added bonus would be being able to operate out of a savings account to allow some interest income on my reserves. 

I have reserves saved up for my first property.

Here are my initial thoughts:-Making the offer contingent on seller showing me background check documents from their due diligence-Requesting for a walkthrough of the property after the offer is made, and reserving the right to pull the offer if the house is not maintained wellAre these ideas practical?

I had heard something similar in the past so thank you greatly for confirming.

After I was given confirmation of my downgrade request, I was still mistakenly charged for the full amount instead of the downgraded service.

This will confirm what the lease terms and actual rents the tenants are paying. 

Ive probably only had maybe 20-25 incidents in 8 years and over 30,000 reservations.

Then when you talk to the client, I would confirm those things.