This can't be an uncommon problem. 

@Ashley Correa buying a house no money down and getting money back at close is very uncommon.

I know this question is uncommon but if anybody knows of someone whom I can talk to about this if its possible.

@Adam Ondrejicka it is applicable in the US and is not an uncommon strategy.

It is not uncommon for this price point to stay on a year, especially in a high-rise since everything is similar for the most part.

In my experience it's uncommon to find a HML that does not charge 1 - 2% in points up front.

Above issue is not uncommon.

., at door transitions)... different colored floors in different rooms not uncommon at all... it's done all the time, with carpet especially.

@Bob Hucker, moisture appears to be the big issue... not uncommon on wood door jambs like that one... in my experiences, "sawdust" like that usually meant I would find carpenter ants.  

This is not uncommon with property taxes, where there may occur what is called an "expense stop" -- i.e., an amount up to which the landlord will pay (in this case, the property taxes as they were in the base year), and the tenant then reimburses the amount of increase in the expense over that base year amount.Vacancy should definitely affect your projected revenue for reimbursement.