Especially if the other kids follow suit, they'll likely need some kind of housing for a significant period of time nearby so buying now wouldn't be the worst move. 

You can only do so much to prevent worst-case scenarios  EXACTLY!!!

November through February is the worst time to rent in most of the country.

The seller doesn’t need to know that the underwriters may give you more of a hassle than other buyers.Or do you have lines of credit or a private lender so you can make a “cash” offer then try to get the financing through before close or at worst just do a cash out refi after close?

Worst they've ever been in fact.

The overwhelming answer is that the reverse trolling is, at worst, annoying and a suck on the forums, and at best, tedious and ignorable.I also think most people here said what I think, we all should know how obvious it is, but the truth is, from being in the forums for more than ten years, new people are susceptible to anything.

., 8% for vacancy, 3% for capex, etc.) that can be factored in as realistic or worst case scenarios when analyzing the deal?

Of course the worst case is actually getting lawyers involved and I wouldn't go that route I just wanted to make the basic contract law argument about the PoA's limitation. 

If it's the worst deal ever and you ruin everything, sell it and maybe you're out 5-20K.

BP is probably the worst place on the planet to get legal advice.