I was born and raised there, so I am very familiar with flood and wind damage from hurricanes.

Aren't you glad that some antisocial media influencer brought this "tax strategy" to your attention?

Unless you can influence the builders to return our deposits like you made us get into this deal with them as we trusted you, the matter has not moved an inch for folks like me.

To me the biggest issue with out of state investing and long term rentals is that you have to deal with property damages and/or evictions. 

Some damage from WDI, which seller will have to address this before close.Seller is paying all closing costs, survey & title, they did a rate buy down to 5.49%, and a year warranty. 

Everyone else has laid out the factors that will influence the price of the loan.

I see some good info about down payments being bigger, buyer damages the house then defaults, etc.. 

It seems that most of the BP influencers I have seen over the years have stepped into MF syndication with varying results.

However, if for example, the company did not install or disconnect the washer and dryer correctly (such as leaving a valve on) while water is turned off prematurely, causing damage, what language do you put in the Lease to also hold other parties accountable such as ALE and appliance install company?   

Sounds like an unreasonable seller and the most likely reason for them not wanting an offer with a financing contingency is the property is in too rough shape to get financing on it (structural damage, fire damage, etc.) or won’t appraise anywhere near asking price.