I was testing myself and thought I had failed.

is it a smart move to connect the lender with all of my potential buyers at once or should I send him more if others fail to qualify? 

Did the tenant damage the fireplace door or did it just fail?

So finally yes, I would make my surface preparation instructions crystal clear, until I knew them well and they knew me well enough to know what my expectations were.I don't think this guy actively deceived you, Lara, especially since you're selling the house and in the minds of most sellers, paint only has to last a few years, enough so that they are off the hook when it fails.

It is not easy to do extensive repair work so if you are inexperienced, there is likely a chance that you can fail or lose more of your investment.

The homeless issue, the illegal immigrants, tax hikes, failing infrastructure, mass exodus of people leaving the state, diseases popping up that we haven’t seen in ages, push for low income/affordable housing and the fact that it’s a tenant friendly state.

I can't charge my tenant because I failed to fix the uneven sidewalk or failed to maintain the gutters.

As a builder, remodeler, and long-time investor, I've never met an inspector that knows more about how homes fail and what people do to cover up said failures.

They sucked as Landlords and hand many tenants fail to pay rent, trash the homes, etc.

If they don't cancel but fail to take pay rent and take possession on the agreed-upon date, I terminate their lease and they forfeit the deposit.You lost a month of rent by holding it off the market and then lost another month waiting for them to show up and make good on their promise.