Your contract may very well include language saying that you, as a buyer, have the obligation to provide the necessary information to your lender in a timely fashion in order to obtain the financing.  

When you open the paint, it will remind you of old-fashioned paint - thick like pudding.

There is no set formula so you can be creative in fashioning a deal that suits you both.

Very good resource and he presents things in a very easy to read fashion.

How do you guys protect yourself from lenders that fail to move files through underwriting in a timely fashion?

No guru pitches or sales of any kind (other than houses of course), just good old fashion networking between inspectors, wholesalers, house flippers, etc.

His response is always in some form or fashion - "you're too leveraged in real estate and should spread out to other investment areas".It's not wrong. 

@Jared BakerNothing fancy I'm afraid, just good ol fashioned savings financed my first deal.This site is a good place for knowledge, you could try The Bigger Pockets book on low or no money financing if that is something you are interested in, a lender would be more than willing to walk you through different options, or a good ol fashioned google search would get you plenty of information.I'm guessing the pros and cons of an FHA loan would be a good place for you to start.

When emotions/fashion influence decisions, that's just the way it is. 

There are a certain number of tough facts in the market right now – prices are rising, the economy is in change & since multifamily became so fashionable there is scarcity.Money fortunately can be made in a wide variety of ways.