Not even going to get into the fact that she was very borderline in terms of the background check, but that going into the holidays, I bit the bullet and accepted her.

It must be executed to be able to obtain FHA financing and if fha financing accepted it just comes with territory.

Also if they inform you that there is a mortgage/lien/ back taxes on the house could it still be wholesaled if they accept the offer and agree to pay off the amounts owed?

Builders are willing to accept investors if the cities are farther out of Dallas.

I was interested in multiple types of deals but this was the first offer that was accepted.

I was told recently by multiple mortgage folks in RI that unless you go with an FHA loan, they are not accepting less than 25% down on a multi, even if owner occupied. 

I'm working with a mentor that has been doing these types of deals for 35+ years but he hasn't done one this big in a while and worried we don't have enough investors to raise $5.3m before closing (once the offer is accepted).  

Should I accept the long lease or should I go for a 9-12 month instead?

This is why when I list a property as-is, I try to accept offers that waive inspection, and when writing offers I waive inspection (or at least waive inspection objection but not termination) so the seller knows I'm serious about my as-is offer and won't jerk them around.   

Hi, I recommend Foremost as a carrier as they would be the most acceptive of this risk.