I had hoped it would be an easy solution for you.

They're looking for a quick close within 30 days so they can get the cash in hand to purchase their next primary residence.A solution would be to withhold a very small portion of funds in escrow, but the seller would have to cover the rent as well.

We knew the property had an absentee owner who would be wanting/willing to close fast so it made sense to provide them with their perfect solution.

Her solution was to marry Conrad Hilton. 

The solution is you aren't going to take care deferred maintenance, if the tenant isn't going to play nice with you.As others have said, learn the law in your area, usually tenants' rights groups have good summaries which I would read before reading the actual code. 

The solution to that problem is that next to our attic there is a small room with a toilet and a shower, which one of our neighbors owns but has not used for a long time.

There is a solution though because there is Non/QM which offers a few programs like (1) year 1099, Bank Statement, and DSCR programs. 1 year 1099 is self-explanatory, Bank statement uses 12 or 24 months bank statements gross deposits and divides that income usually 75% over 12 or 24 months, and DSCR requires No income or job, it uses the rents of the property as income as long as the rent(s) are equal to or greater than the proposed PITI payment.None of the above Non/QM offer construction loans though so you will need to stay W2 or wait 2 years.

If you can lower the sales prices and get out this is the easiest solution.

They claim a 35% fee on the first year's savings, only if they save you money.Also, I received from my mortgage company an email from "Incenter Tax Solutions" who claim to be a nationwide property tax petition and monitoring service.

Savvy listing agents know these are toilet paper.Honestly there just isn't a great solution for folks starting out with deals that Fannie won't touch... maybe that says something about just how risky it is to start with 202-level deals instead of 101-level.