This refinancing activity slows down the purchase pipelines as well.You cannot prevent this but you can discourage it by adding per diem costs for being late similar to new home builders on your purchase contracts, have your agent prescreen lenders of the buyers to make sure their timelines and how far they have on the buyers documents/file to see if this will occur again in the future.You'll be amaze how fast people work when the per diem is 200 dollars per day.

I suppose that's because they knew the new rent is really the going rate for this kind of apartment.As for the deposits, we had the tenants fill out a condition report at the time we closed and that became the document their deposit was based on. 

A simple eviction could be ~1.5 months, complicated/appeals/etc. could be 2.5-3 months but that's most likely your fault for not having the rental and/or business license, poorly written lease or poor documentation of payments. 

I've heard of people putting a provision on a seller's document that it is subject to inspection.  

Keep accurate records and then you can show these to new lenders.Even with the loans you will want to have an attorney prepare the documents.  

With your company doing all those searches, do you provide an all inclusive title report document for that days upcoming auction for a fee?  

If you want to avoid realtor fees, you'll need to have an real estate attorney or a settlement company attorney (also a real estate attorney) draw up the terms for the seller financing and the purchase contract along with the note and mortgage documents that will be made and signed by both parties at closing.

Are you saying that since I am paying cash you think they will accept the Bank statement documentation and criminal background check I am willing to provide in lieu of the personal financial information (SS#, DL#, DOB) that they are requesting but that I am unwilling to provide?

Save extra funds, find a good, quick locksmith to re-key locks asap, start a relationship with a real estate, owner-tenant lawyer who can manage the legal situations, understand local laws and what would and would not apply in varied cases, have a stable of vendors and contractors who can do any and all work needed to return the property to desired condition, start a folder with necessary paperwork for court filings, connect with property managers or other owners who can help with information, be prepared to document EVERYTHING, etc. 

Section 604 (a)(3)(E) & (F) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act states:item subsection “E” says…Intends to use the information as a potential investor or servicer, or current insurer, in connection with a valuation of, or an assessment of the credit or prepayment risks associated with, an existing credit obligationIn addition, subsection “F” says…Otherwise has a legitimate business need for information in connection with a business transaction that is initiated by the consumer or to review an account to determine whether the consumer continues to meet the terms of the account.The full document can be found here; http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/ar...Does anyone have any instances they could not or should not do this?