This stipulation could have just been my mortgage provider being strict.

Here in Oregon the law stipulates that the tenant is only liable for 1.5 months of rent and you can not take their deposit (unless they dont pay the rent that is due) AND the landlord must mitigate risk.

Even with free-market tenants the stipulation out here is pretty much always that the property will be delivered vacant.

There are stipulations regarding both.

Hello everyone , what kind of addendum or special stipulation should be included in a purchase and sale agreement/contract to protect the buyer's earnest money in case you don't get funded within the due diligence period/closing? 

You may be able to, and your options will be stipulated in the legal docs you are provided before you invest.

Don't VA loans have a stipulation of you having to move into the house within 2 months of closing?

In the University area I plan to work in this is common, and there are rules and stipulations in the contracts about getting someone to sub-let.It is really on them to figure it out.  

My offers stipulate that my EMD will be deposited into escrow within 3 days of written acceptance of offer.

In certain Zip Codes the majority of houses under a certain price range will more than likely be sold to investors.If an online (national)master list was available with all of the lowest price properties in your area, but had the following stipulations, how likely would you be to purchase one?