@Jason L.Nothing unusual here on rates .

No listing agent telling their seller to throw your offer in the trash, no competing HML-backed offer that can close in 2 weeks, no seller's timeline to worry about, etc.A strategy you can use to navigate that is to do something unusual and write two offers.

I have undergrad degrees in History and Finance, so I have an unusual skill set.

It is not unusual (at least in Indy) for the low-median rentals to sit vacant until early to mid-Feb... but what about the next 3 months.Most of the times that homes can't rent are only for a few different conditions.Location.

@Scott MacNot unusual with old homes in the north east.

If there was, you're in a weak position.You're probably toast on the satellite dish unless your lease has an unusual provision allowing you to drill gadgets into the roof. 

It's not unusual for a homeowner to try a payment plan and realize pretty quickly they will not be able to keep up. 

In addition, it is suspicious and unusual that the seller brought in his own inspector during escrow for a condo unit. 

Like Mike said, this isn't unusual at all.

It's a bit challenging bc this property is rather unusual for the area, there are many similar properties.