That has no bearing whatsoever on whether you can negotiate repairs after an inspection period.

"It’s as if the booms have been smoothed over a longer period of time but not the busts." 

I started exploring and educating myself about the process and different markets.

Once offer is accepted they will use inspection period to run numbers and make a decision. 

Not deal breakers.I'm currently an active retail mortgage originator, amongst a couple other things, but Its been my experience that working as a wholesale account executive from 2000 until 2016 and being on the backside of literally thousands of loan closings since the inception of the newest regulations that I can recall only one instance of a set back caused by cents on a transaction, but that was early on in the Dodd/Frank era and was the result of software, that was subsequently fixed by an addition 3 day waiting period, because that was the safest play for the lenders ***.The take away here, again just in my opinion, is on the front side of the transaction, write the offer at whatever it takes to get the contract done, then hand it off to your favorite lender...they'll figure it out. :)

They let your deal die and you just paid for another investors DD period.

Try searching on www.Narpm.org there you will likely get a better educated and more professional PM.

Isn't it within a 30 period, they all count as one inquiry? 

What are some of the biggest fees you incur during the due diligence period?

Can you extend tenancyLike after the 60 days are up can you then give a 20 day extension period where the tenant has to leave.