I would be very careful with a lot of course or guru in general right especially a price tag like that what I would always recommend reading the contract and see who is the person more in favor and if its not you then dont sign up very rare to see someone actually benefit from a course.

Other local lenders I have used recently do not have very favorable terms. 

I don’t expect every year to be like this.For the mortgages, I did some accelerated pay downs and refinanced when rates were more favorable.

Quote from @Havital Miltz: I do not know that if someone is in the hospital you can force them to close, I am not an attorney, but I doubt any court will find in your favor, closings do not always happen exactly on the day that is planned, even if everyone is healthy and well, the wholesaler here is not the reason for the delay so I am not sure what exactly you can sue him/her for, they are also being held up due to the seller not being wellJust give the person some time to get out of the hospital, closing will probably not happen the very next day either, this is really extenuating circumstance. 

LOne common strategy is doing a cash-out refinance on one of your rental properties to tap into the equity.

It is usually pretty significant and might tip the scale in your favor to get them to accept your offer. 

Luckily the market had moved in his favor so he was able to sell and didn’t lose that much money.

And fall in equities will only exacerbate this trend - along with continued on-shoring / pro-growth trends the current administration is pushing.  

You will likely find that some banks are much more favorable to lending to primary homeowners, while some may lean towards investors. 

If numbers make sense and you can lock in favorable costs, building could be a great move.