@Sekelle O.  

You might also compare them with rent-o-meter.com.  

@Nate O., my realtor is Ryann Kluthe with Berkshire.  

There might be an additional risk for them if you decide to take the rental route and self-manage properties (E&O insurance could be effected).  

That's the first thing I'd check.Next, get the agent to contact the sellers and tell them that they need to sign immediately - use DocuSign for an instant e-signature, assuming that your state honors them.You should be able to threaten damages for failure to get the agreement timely signed - that could fall on your agent's E&O or on the sellers, depending on how the contract is written.PS - not that you need this right now, but best practices dictate that you should never start working on a property that you don't yet own. 

O remaining eligibility.

I am O/O financing a property and I want to turn it around and rent it out after we live in it for a year.

So I've bought lots of commercial property. Financing hasn't been a problem.

Janky apartments? No prob, my local banks will finance me all day long

Clean apartments? No prob, Freddie small balance will finance all ...

But I agree with @Patrick O. in making low offers on a number of distressed properties to get a deal with all cash offers.

There are still the building and architectural guidelines that needs to be followed from the city.In addition to the construction cost you need o account for the architectural, engineering,water and sewer connection fees.