Additionally, I'm hearing at meetups that this could extend to multi-fam under 4 units as well, although I haven't been able to confirm.I work exclusively with smaller investors in the multi family space and would be happy to chat more about it.

They will be more focused on finding a buyer for a deal vs what date the DD ends and EMD is owed to the seller and most likely not be cancelling the contract or extending the DD to protect the lenders EMD funds. 

Due to the holidays the time to appeal has been extended and there are 2 more working days left.

I do not care what the source of the return is  Historically the highest return is via a value add and appreciation and is more so recently due to the recent rate increase versus earlier this century (before 2022).However, most new RE investors cannot handle extended periods of large negative cash flow.  

Given that the build time has greatly been extended, my numbers when initially run are going to be much different moving forward.

Liquidated damages can compensate the owner for lost rental income or extended financing costs.

I want them to notify me if they will be absent for an extended period of time so that the property is not seen as abandoned by anyone looking to do a crime, and so that I could check on it.

Sellers rarely mind the low deposit and extended closing period due to the nature of the property, or at least they can be made aware of the fact that their lot has issues that will take MY time and MY money to solve and then they come around.My terms on the flip are: Minimum 10K spread between purchase and flip value.  1-2K deposit upfront to hold the property for 7 days then the deposit becomes non-refundable after the 7th day and the buyer has the same amount of time that I originally negotiated with seller typically 8-12 months(its a purchase contract but because of contingencies its essentially an option).  

A roof extending over a lot line would not be latent, as it is observable with the naked eye.

However; two new pieces of legislation were proposed in 2023 to help expand these credits to more areas and extend the timeline of the credits.