We should be able to handle this with breathing room.

Decline them, take a deep breath and wait for more people to come through."

Just need water and hopefully septic and some concrete in the ground with a little acreage and space to breath.  

I say she has lived there for 2 years. 10 minutes later Jane doe calls me screaming that I'm going to kill her son who has an asthma breathing machine and she doesn't have electricity to use.

They want to sell it and pocket the cash because something else is breathing down their neck?

1) you don't look bad because you are selling a fix and flip that needs to be fixed and flipped.2) replacing wires and pipes isn't nearly as much trouble as you think it is, and if you have an experienced flipper, they will be able to do this with no issues.How to handle it:take a deep breath, and move forward, keep everyone in the loop of what has happened (the facts, not the speculation) and let them decide if they want the property. if I was your buyer I'd already be putting in to account how a property could look with a tenant if they move out.

I use William (Bill) Rees who is down-to-earth, reasonably priced, and lives and breathes landlord-tenant law every day.  

I have looked around and there seems to be as many ideas on how to do that effectively as there are people breathing. 

**deep breath**  It'll be fine.

Take a deep breath.