My wife just applied for orders to Hill AFB , crossing our fingers she gets them as Utah looks like a perfect fit for us . 

Now I'm back and doing business/investing in the Finger Lakes region near Ithaca.I think New York is just rough all around.

The seller was already willing to work with us on a special financing arrangement so it is looking promising that she will accept (fingers crossed). 

Landlord, always. ...Sounds like you haven't had a tenant lock themselves out and then remember that a first floor window was unlocked (or even open), and then make finger sized holes in the lower corners so that the screen latches can be unlatched to open the screen fully.

However,  I do appreciate that running your own cable creates a great opportunity for finger pointing.  

Fingers crossed..

Hindsight is 20/20 so it's easy to point fingers at other people just starting out.

Be careful, and don't buy whatever they point their finger at, and do your homework.You may be better served to contact a local property management company to learn about about market rents, run comparables, etc.Ask the Realtor what he thinks you can get the property for, and see if the numbers work.Hope that helps, good luck!

But no one is really taking responsibility for this mess its just a bunch of finger pointing.  

People cut their fingers off with circular and table saws!