This gives you time to save or secure financing while locking in the opportunity to buy.Deferred Payments for Belongings: If the belongings on the property are a sticking point, you could offer to assist with clearing or storing them as part of the deal.

Its easy to store this proof forever. 

It's a primarily a utility asset, and secondarily a store of value against currency. 

Then they would take the dryer back to the store and sell them a gas dryer I can’t see how this happens other than you trying to rent out a property with no dryer installed?

Selling to the wrong buyer can become more expensive than carrying the home for slightly longer.I will buy my bath/kitchen fixtures at a plumbing supply house and not a big box store.

However the thermostat is mounted  to the wall a few feet from the front door in a highly accessed retail store where the door is constantly opened.

Quote from @Brendan Jones: For the homes, and or properties that you will use as a primary or a rental property one big thing I look for is infrastructure in the area, extrinsic value (I.e. hospitals in the area, schools, and job market), and the last thing is creature comforts for people (I.e. is a store to get groceries 1 hour away or 2 minutes away).

You don't have to go to the store. 

I have a lot of things in store and am looking forward to another year of growth and getting one step closer to my goals. 

This is the same process a national retail store chains use to determine store locations and what to stock.