Also - the fencing reduces the chances of trespassing into my property.

I took a chance, put in a counter-depth refrigerator (made the small kitchen look a little bigger) and finished (sheet rock, paint) the small laundry room in the basement. 

I've even reched out to others to try and network or point me to the right direction...but for some reason I'm too scared to take the chance.

I am not interested in managing the building myself from afar, and I want to give this management company a chance, esp since they are far better than the former, yet at the same time I am tired of losing money every month, while everyone else makes something.I'd love to know how anyone who found themselves in such scenario, have dealt with it.

And does that mean there's a higher chance of the loan taking a lot longer to be processed ?

There's a good chance you can reach family members or friends.

You could always just give a rebate to the buyer yourself to keep your foot in the door if that's something that you're worried about.If the borrower felt comfortable based off first impression, than you should be fine.You take a chance of losing the deal but you also have an opportunity to have a new referral partner through the realtor. 

I have seen cash flow projections that do not include any cap expense estimates with various rationale. 

I have a lead on a house that I can get for 30K cash with an estimated rehab cost of 15K.

You should not and will not salvage this tenant.... the chance for you to save $$ on the situation is over.