Especially if it meant I didn't have to wait and pay to evict him.I know it might irritate you with how this is ending and his last stand/demand, but you might be causing extra irritation to yourself by forcing an eviction. 

Quick update: we decided not to move into the bigger house in the burbs (it didn’t appraise and the seller wouldn’t come down) and are happily still living below our means.The Financial freedom that comes with living modestly is so sweet it will take a very special house to get us to move at this point.ALSO, similar townhome/same community as ours just sold for $30k MORE than what we had ours under contract for a month ago, so I feel like the low new house appraisal causing our deal to fall through was a blessing in disguise.

If you want to stand out as an agent there is one thing you can doANSWER YOUR PHONEother than that most sellers aren't concerned with your marketing plan unless it is a very unique and/ or expensive property.

One paid, one vanished so maybe someone will say they’ve had horrible experiences but I doubt it would be government caused.

Robert, if you're concerned with the interest rate I would say your credit score is the 1st place to start.

If you find something that concerns you have then have ample time to investigate and get it resolved. 

That, coupled with cash flow concerns you expressed tells me you should be going for a higher number.

I am concerned about the contractor part of the team and would love any referrals.

So, I want to do this deal, but I am concerned about how to structure our agreement. 

If I am purchasing it now and it didn't have insurance before, why would that cause it to be denied insurance today?