Anything unusual about the property that might make it harder?

OTOH, if your loan balance is more than the place is worth (not unusual these days) and you don't have cash to make up the difference, then the creative techniques might allow you to sell the place without coughing up any cash.

Gather as much intelligence as you can from other clients and see if your experience with the company is unusual or typical.

If there is not hookup (unusual) you may want to consider adding an electric baseboard unit for the room.

Short sales taking forever isn't unusual at all, even in pretty hot markets.A safe neighborhood and at least solid schools are going to make investing a lot easier. 

For example: the garage is a very unusual shape.

It is not unusual to find those construction management fees plus their holding on your draw. 

A number of people have posted that they are seeking a lender who will do a 90% HELOC, so one that offers 100% is unusual. 

The other took a different approach and said to hire an attorney in the local county to get a temporary restraining order in place against the insurance requirement; then the lender would have to prove the basis of their highly unusual requirement. 

I have an unusual land listing in the Berkeley Hills that my client is considering selling at auction.