I’m not a betting man.

The appraisal district shortly thereafter corrected the tax allotment “anomaly” between the two lots, but the investor never made a tax payment and eventually lost the lot to a tax foreclosure.  

I think a lot of the replies have made a lot of assumptions about the OP's situation.

It wasn’t ideal, but it was the only way to keep the deal alive.I made the drive to her small town, met her at a local bank, and had the paperwork notarized.

The seller is representing themselves so showings must be arranged with them, and offers made to them directly.

I really like the fact that you made a profile with a picture first before your first post.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Just because the property can close in an LLC with a DSCR loan, does not mean the loan is made to an entity.

To me, it was a huge learning lesson when I made that mistake.

(For example, when I confirm a booking, I repeat all the disclosed guests and dogs or put in "zero dogs" and request any changes to those details be made in writing in advance so everyone is clear.)