A guy with a temper like you described may decide to trash the place out of revenge, but as long as you have documentation you can show that it was done during a certain time period of his tenancy you should be able to get a judgment for any damages caused.  

The holding period for the land begins when you buy it.  

Plus, in my market, values have usually increased a few percent over the 1-2 year hold period.

you have done so much in such a short period. do you currently hold you properties?

A GOOD agents job is to advise their seller and long inspection periods would be a huge red flag.

Since I am looking at SFH, my intension is to find one in my budget and live there for an indefinite period.

Evidence is that people buy houses no mater what the interest rate and curiously the rate of buying (# of homes sold per capita) remains a fairly steady no mater the rate except during periods of rapid transition. 

Both agencies have an initial period, 20-30 days, that the property is only available to owner occupants, Fannie calls it First Look, and these dates are shown in their listings.  

I was planning on checking the box for a 45 day close period on the contract, and in the event I find a buyer start the title and lien search at that point.  

But by email, we agreed to a 3 day inspection period.