If you pay cash and can't refi, that cash is locked up indefinitely, no more deals for you until you save up. 

Interest rates are low now lock that in if you can.

He told me he just spoke to a man who was in my formerly locked gutted house and he was told that the gentleman was planning on buying it from a realty company and moving in in a few weeks.

It is too cost-prohibitive to smart lock all 5 doors.

Use a lock on the door that can be accessed with a code.

@Kirk FrickeyHey Kirk,Vinyl flooring is the hot seller in today’s market for a variety of reasons, the Main being the flexibility of design allowing you to have modern looking flooring for a fraction of the cost of traditional materials, the second being ease of installation - particularly with click lock mechanisms.

I've also replaced all locks in the house and brought in a dehumidifier for the basement ("something extra" Chris alluded to)  I'm not sure I like the "open-endedness" of "what can I do to make it right" but I hope the gesture of one month's concession along with completed renovation pictures shows I'm indeed, trying to make it right. 

Turnover to a realtorStarted direct mail, just want to make sure I'm locked and loaded with options to best serve the homeowner.Thank you!

Interest rates are pretty low right now so you may want to refi and lock in if that works for cash flow.

I'd suggest getting a general pre-approval regardless so you're not scrambling when you do lock something down.