Regardless when that edit was made to the contract , they can still use that against you as a landlord breaching contract.That's simply not how contract law works...

Simply not the case, even though post-COVID success posts would have some thinking so. 

If your contract states that "time is of the essence", you could have forfeited your right to break the contract and get your EMD back simply by not adhering to the dates specified in the contract.

A quick internet search led to quite a few complaints by people claiming to be ripped off, had deals fall through, or simply getting the run around each time. 

My goal of refinancing was simply lowering our monthly spending to reallocate towards future investments.

Granite, I know CA tends to see a lot of this; more than likely due to a lot of people owning Solar.My question is the owner that has a lien status associated to this Lien description (Notice of an Independent Solar Energy Producer Contract), is this a standard practice of just owning Solar (thus wasting time prospecting these individuals) or does this simply mean they (the solar company) took out a lien against the owner because the solar company is trying to collect their money.

My hiccups from a percentile basis are minute to folks with a fraction of my portfolio simply because of the aforementioned statement.

Others have simply created a new listing and had the seller notify guests about the change.

AS Much as anything most folks in RE in that area simply rely  totally on them ..

Best case under such circumstance is they find alternative financing and simply over paid for the property.good luck