I would not hold your breath on them sending your lease back, they are watching you to see if your going to be lazy on late rents, or hit them hard and fast.. do the latter.

I mean, I'm not panting and breathing heavily or breaking out in cold sweat or experiencing shortness of breath at all.

You also become responsible for making repairs and fixing the things that break and you can be pretty certain they already know the maintenance they’ve deferred and will breathe a sigh of relief knowing that now someone else is financially responsible for it.

That way as the equity goes up you can get a loan and pay off the heloc and you have some breathing room.

Don't hold your breath waiting for those who say they'll get back to you with the completed application until, well, they get back to you with the COMPLETED application plus proof of income and whatever else you require.  

Just take a deep breath and pick a place to start studying.

Just breathe @Nickey Ramsey.

For example, her daughter works with you to remove the possessions, other family members could potentially sue you (just because the woman is her daughter doesn't mean that she is legally entitled to take the possessions out of the apartment).If it were me, I would check with an attorney, and at least give the family some breathing room (time) to take care of arrangements.

I never hold my breath when it comes to the city, but it is supposed to be a simpler, over the counter type of plan check.

Second is to underwrite deals conservatively now so you have breathing room as the market turns.