It is still a seller's market in many geographic locations, so you can ask potential buyers for an extended closing period and/or with options to extend the closing period. 

I saved up the cash over a 2yr period.

You could read 100 books and still need to learn more because certain things must be learned through trial and error.

You have to give a time period for him to fix or "cure" these violations.

For expansion, innovation, or simply covering cash flow during slow periods, access to capital is often a barrier.

Offering a rent-free period helps the seller stabilize, but what happens if they still can't afford rent when the time comes?

There is a 7 day free trial and it is $119 after that.

FYI, it has a free 30-day trial that has all features and doesn't require a payment or card to start using.https://www.rentalhero.io/

For the 10 year period spanning December 2014-2024, single-family prices in Austin nearly doubled, yielding an annualized appreciation rate of ~9.4% in that period.

When doing a cash out refinance, it's important to consider seasoning periods of the waiting period you have to have between when the old transaction closed on the hard money loan to the new cash out transaction closing.