If it's still raining outside, if you can get the carpets in a garage and under industrial drying fans, you may still be able to get them dry.6) if the water soaked any drywall, you'll need to cut that drywall out and throw it out.7) rent a bunch of industrial drying fans from home depot/lowes (they are specifically designed to dry up houses that were flooded, and soaked carpet.

I have a specific criteria for screening which has nothing to do with any race, creed, color, religion or anything else.

Next lease, maybe add a specific clause about taking care of the exterior?

In terms of a leaseback, this specific seller will be a high risk tenant and might never move. 

The alternative is moving to somewhere cheaper or find a higher paying job.

While I'm not yet familiar with the neighborhoods in Columbus, I'm specifically looking for a small multi-family rental property that will offer long-term appreciation potential.

Over the years I've worked with brokers that would figure out 6 different ways to do a deal and then we'd compare them all against what the specific goal for the deal is.Mike

If building a relationship based on trust and offering multiple alternate solutions to prove my identity is demanding and "beotchy" then guilty as charged.

Also if there’s any specific advisors I could go to.

I guess I’m looking at alternatives options, if this is to hinder me acquiring in the future