I'm not sure if that would hold in your area though.

Once I've completed these initial projects and built up some capital, my long-term goal is to transition into buy-and-hold investments in potentially more affordable markets to maximize cash flow and scale up.Right now, I'm particularly interested in investing locally here in the Seattle metro area.

When we collect the holding deposit, if the tenant does not move in as they have agreed they forfeit their deposit and their application is revoked.  

Contact potential sellers who are not actively seeking to sell their real estate holdings.  

Generally there are multiple units for each "zone" if you will when I've seen them installed.Regarding your problem at hand, I personally would simply adjust your plan to move and make your initial plan to get the current issues resolved, while costly now, in the long run holding onto the unit will likely pay off. 

Has anybody found a workaround for this or would the seller simply have to hold the note long-term without the option of selling it?

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

The tax advantages of buying/holding gas stations are pretty great.Many of the components of gas stations including pumps, tanks, external parking areas, and other equipment are classified as either 5 or 15 year property so you can bonus depreciate a lot of it (minus the land value) and get significant deductions in year 1.With the 2025 bonus depreciation rate at 40%, a $1 million gas station acquisition could still lead to $100K+ in year 1 deductions depending on the specifics of your deal.

The brokerage house can lend on margin for securities they hold. 

Due to time constraints (I was a graduate student), I've been holding all my investments passively in ETFs.