We’d love to discuss your perspective, and (with your permission) share your thoughts in a future article.

A seller cannot give anyone the right to violate laws by giving permission to market or sell in most instances.

Ask permission from current owners to do what your thinking, it happens all the time and any holding deposit is contingent upon your closing..

@Michelle Elsaid , unfortunately, you're going to have to get your tenants permission to pull reports.

Obtaining permission from a out of state 3rd party company to turn on the utilities multiple time.

She was not there but gave permission for entry for repairs.

In California if the landlord can't enter without your permission regardless of what the lease says.

If they steal a client of your you tell them that you'll bad mouth them up and down for conflict of interest / non-compete clause. they can't steal your tenant. without your permission. 

Communicate and let them know your situation and why you're backing out and try negotiate with them on your initial 3k - i'd probably start with asking their permission to back out and simply splitting the 3k ($1500 to them) for their lost time.Just my 2 cents and i'm not a lawyer so you may want to shell out a few hundred bucks for a consult IF the builder doesnt let you out with a portion of your initial deposit.  

More conservative areas leave the quality of the property up to the two parties that matter: the person buying the product (renter) and the person selling the product (property owner)In a more liberal area, big government comes in to "protect" renters by charging home owners for a piece of paper that says they've been blessed by the state and given permission to rent their house out.