There might be more subtlety to it based on other agreements (like the Deposit to Hold agreement, among others) that could modify this, but if you have an executed (signed by all parties) lease and nothing has nullified that, then both parties are obliged to follow it.

Since the property is currently rented at 5,500/mo - paid up through July 31st with a 5,500 deposit too; my broker/agent wants me to refund remaining months after closing; likely March 31st.

There are a considerable number of delay tactics.Usually the debtors have to establish a new account with electric and water, which are allowed to take larger deposits.

If you’re willing and able to, offer them enough cash where you think it’ll benefit them in moving forward, i.e. 1st months and security deposit on a rental.

A national lender, especially if they're aren't a deposit-taking bank, could probably write this blanket loan.

Sorry Your numbers don’t make sense .You put  down $75 k (25% deposit) and borrow $300k from the bank is the MF your buying $375 k ?

In 20 years, should she still be there and require any extra additions, collect a deposit from her to cover the costs of removing them once she leaves and ensure they are professionally installed-at her expense.

Where are you in your due diligence period where you can still get out and get your deposit back?

3) I assume that contracts would typically have an inspection contingency4) How much is the earnest money deposit compared to the purchase price ?

The repayment terms for a 401k participant loan are equal monthly/quarterly payments of principal and interest (typically prime plus 1%) over a 5 year term (longer if used to acquire your principal residence).Please note that if you take a full $50,000 and then pay back the loan, you can't take another $50,000 until 12 months after the first loan was fully paid back.Per the loan offset rules that went into effect with the 2018 Tax and Job Act: if you leave your job and the loan is current at the time you leave your job but then the loan goes into default because you left your job, you will have until your tax return deadline (including any timely filed extension) to make the loan current by depositing the outstanding balance into an IRA (and thereby avoid the taxes and penalties that would otherwise apply).Please keep in mind the multiple loan rules:Under those rules, the sum of the balances of a participant's outstanding 401k loans under a single 401k plan (using the highest outstanding balance of each loan over the last 12 months) can't exceed 50% or $50,000 whichever is less.