Nothing unusual about that.

That would be a pretty unusual city.

(which should be done anyway,) that housing will bend a little to help the tenant out.     95% of my tenants pay on time mostly because my rent is due on the 1rst and on the second I post an eviction notice, and three days later I give it to the attorneys.  

The first thing you'll want to do is check with Bend Planning and see what the criteria is. 

He apologized, said it's very unusual to have a case to fall through the cracks in his office, and promised to send me an amount to cover my investment and the interest I would have earned if held for all this time.

They can take a long time - so much that the market will have moved by the time it's over. 6-12 months is not unusual at all.The good news is, if you change your mind, you'll almost certainly be able to walk away because the bank will have exceeded the timelines in the contract.

It’s not unusual for the properties to sit on the market for 2-3 months in this neighborhood.

I know tenants without bank accounts needing to pay in cash isn't an unusual problem around here. 

Very unusual:  We are in a period of inflation yet the interest rates are low. 

Congrats to you on that, it is for sure unusual from my experience here on BP.