Maybe I should reconsider my priorities.

I would ask you to reconsider this part of your strategy.

Hubby was stationed at Ft.Hood for two years and loved it, I really like the area as well and would reconsider investing there.  

By me walking away if the seller doesn’t agree on either of the two above, would it leave hope at this point they might reconsider if I do back out?

If I were in a position where I had significantly more units/cashflow or huge cash reserves, I would re-consider, but during the "growth" phase of my rental business I don't want to take the risk of having to pay those kind of expenses out of pocket.  

I can understand why people would reconsider in panic mode but I expect they will calm down in a few days. 

It is about setting the expectations early on and with the nature of the applicants being more transient with their work, you may need to reconsider the strategy.

During the inspection, a crack was discovered outside the building but no crack inside. There are signs of some water damage.  My reliable contractor says 10k in expense.  My fear is will the building collapse down th...

That led many financial planners to reconsider the QPRT for California residents looking to both preserve their equity and avoid crippling estate taxes.There are ways to mitigate around paying multiple California Franchise taxes & still have both flexibility and protection - but nothing will save you from getting around the California FTB "doing business in" California definitions which are incredibly broad and vague so that paying the minimum $800 per year per LLC is inevitable. 

Would you reconsider?