Quote from @Steven M.: Thanks for the replies I totally understand you can not eliminate risk 100%I was just wondering if there was a safer way to handle this. 

The airport had the buildings (from when federal gov turned the land over to the Airport Authority after WW2.) and allowed the current "owner" to spend a few $M improving the buildings.

Quote from @Tyler M.: Hi all - any updates on this?

According to the Texas A&M Real Estate Center, we find a balanced real estate market at around 6.5 months of inventory.

Quote from @Dalton Summers: Hope this helps. https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4735.24(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, when earnest money connected to a real estate purchase agreement is deposited in a real estate broker's trust or special account, the broker shall maintain that money in the account in accordance with the terms of the purchase agreement until one of the following occurs:(1) The transaction closes and the broker disburses the earnest money to the closing or escrow agent or otherwise disburses the money pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement.(2) The parties provide the broker with separate written instructions that both parties have signed that specify how the broker is to disburse the earnest money and the broker acts pursuant to those instructions.(3) The broker receives a copy of a final court order that specifies to whom the earnest money is to be awarded and the broker acts pursuant to the court order.(4) The earnest money becomes unclaimed funds as defined in division (M)(2) of section 169.02 of the Revised Code and, after providing the notice that division (E) of section 169.03 of the Revised Code requires, the broker has reported the unclaimed funds to the director of commerce pursuant to section 169.03 of the Revised Code and has remitted all of the earnest money to the director.

Quote from @Ken M.: Quote from @Dina Schmid: I'd love opinions on what, if anything, can or should be done in this situation.

@Tj M.

I currently live in a 3-bedroom, 3-bath townhome about half a mile from Texas A&M's campus, which I plan to rent out once I move into the new home.

You can message me and I'll try to let you know when I"m better.

@Ken M. , yeah, I've been working on it.