In escrow, 2 extensions done and expiring soon and my loan just getting it done but its not coming together now the total isnt quite enough. lf l walk l lose deposit $7500. l dont want to walk.What are my options?

It's not quite a passive as the RE world makes it out to be (we self manage our own properties)... but it is a very nice lifestyle.  

Quite a bit of risk associated with the process and from what I am hearing from those who used to be more active buying tax sale properties in Philadelphia the risks are no longer aligned with pricing concessions.

Quite frankly I can’t be parting with a few hundred grand to make a few bucks a month any advice? 

I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs and flips here myself. 

As you get further away from standard real estate practice, the risk is increased by a “legal” risk that your protection may be interpreted quite differently than you expect by a court and that the subtleties of the protection a mortgage or trust deed document provide with established law and court decisions handed down for (in the U.S.) 250+ years is not existent. 

With $250,000 to put down you would be able to get into one of these quite easily.

I lived in the Tampa Bay Area back in 2010-2016 and it’s incredible to see the amount of growth that has occurred and still continuing everyday..Josh has assisted quite a few of my clients with their STR needs and I know that you are in great hands @James Thompson! 

Again, that can vary quite a bit since it's up to you and the seller to negotiate terms.

Honestly, you should have just stopped at Facebook.There’s nothing quite like receiving an unsolicited online message, random proof of funds, complicated background story, sketchy work locations, and a foreign accent to scream scam any more loudly.