You have some other options on price , you can pre buy , get price protection .  

A special warranty deed does transfer property, but does not offer the same protectIon as a general warranty.

Many people on BP have the local expertise that take years to master and are always looking for partners to take on more and bigger projects.

What should I include to protect my $5k deposit?  

I would like a lot more expertise in working on exteriors.

Look I’m not advocating  he take six muscular biker friends over there to hit them over the head with baseball bats  lol I’m saying he should go there not alone for his own protection  especially if these fellas are as bad as he’s saying  and also it helps to have witnesses. 

They need this info for their stats, etc.Document area with photos.Develop a relationship with your council member for that neighborhood and find out what they are doing and report same to council member.Get on Next Door and monitor it from that as well.This could be a safety issue for your tenants as well; as a landlord you are obligated to protect and provide to them safe housing; if you need to build a fence or whatever then do it.Get involved!

You want to buy the property in a corporation.If you took the contract in your corporate name, ask for a single asset entity for asset protection purpose.Once you have the property in this newly created company, instead of selling the property and violating the contract, now you can simply sell your company which owns the contract and they can finish the closing.

@Shawn Gor most states have strong laws to protect tenant deposits.

If you try to purchase with the same lender again, protect yourself by negotiating a long closing date.