If they have stopped communicating in any manner it could be they fell in Niagara falls and are lost.

Does it fall to the seller or buyer?

Her packages were left hanging from the mailbox or had dropped on the ground.She then intimated to our inherited live-in Maint guy (who we also eventually evicted) that she would fake a fall, sue & split the money. 

It took 7 months, 4 transactions falling apart and god knows how many offers.Be ready to hustle, there is no free lunch.Somebody like @Dan Burstain would be a huge asset to you.

Also Condos Tend to be the last to rise and first to fall when markets change, FL is highly volatile, especially condos, so unless you buy WAY under market, your risk is pretty high especially if you want to get out at a low point in the market.   

If either doesn't pan out -- either the 1B deal falls though or the permits cannot be obtained -- they invoke the contingency and walk.Now, if the contract had express language concerning the settlement date being pushed back to allow for buyer to satisfy either of those conditions, that would change my opinion completely.

My suggestion - better in time and effort, and money (through the mistakes you going to make), than paying a guru.BP has a whole section dedicated to education and starting up -https://www.biggerpockets.com/intro-to-rei/overviewBetween BP and books and all the other podcasts and blogs available for free, you shouldn't need any paid training - don't fall for that.

So you want your rent to fall into the heavy percentage area.

My hunch based on what you are saying is that it's the risk factor for the lender on the deal falling through, and the lender being stuck with land...the second issue is the unknown on the length of the loan if the national builder falls through.

It’s a really beautiful early fall weekend.