After some digging, I found out that the deal was denied because:The contract sent by my attorney was "unusually long" at 6 pages, both my realtor and their realtor said they'd never seen one that long.The terms were characterized as "too forceful" and intimidated the buyer into backing out.My attorney was asking for a formal legal agreement to be produced on the shared driveway.Here's where I am.

I look for properties that have very unusual, valuable features, such as amenities, views, locations How did you finance this deal?

We just need to get accustomed to the fact that it was an unusually good market before, and if we insist on those exact conditions returning before we purchase our next investment property, we will pass up on getting good assets because our expectations are unrealistically high.

While this is an example of an extreme water damage claim, it's not unusual at all for a water event to cause upwards of $40k in damage. 

Your first challenge will be the rate of mortgage arrears and defaults which has historically been < 0.5%.I'm uncertain what you mean by "skip transfer" as a Canadian equivalent for a "double close".  

But its not too unusual to say "3 days after closing" or some such.

Always ask questions when you're uncertain and do your due diligence.

Here its a county office, but I think that's unusual.

If the borrower recently used credit to finance vehicles, trips, toys and the like as they will be uncovered by the lender when the lender runs a credit report on the borrower.Copies of Bank Statements: If the seller’s bank statements reflect unaccountable deposits, large cash withdrawals, or an unusual number of checks, it's probably a good idea to explain each of those line items to the lender.

And if you do this, you are likely not a young 20 something by that point or you took some unusual steps that most people don't- which would warrant an interesting post.