There are a multitude of roles, stages, and responsibilities for each and every unique project.

Hey Tanner,thanks for the response.

-At the end of the day, if it were me and I was a wholesaler (as opposed to a broker/agent) in this scenario, I would say that "as a courtesy", you can try to help and see if you can sell it to someone else off market, but you should not be expected to do a due diligence for the buyer, that's their responsibility, and you said from the beginning that you are not knowledgeable on land. 

In my experience pet owners tend to be more responsible. 

Is there any legal way to hold them at least partially responsible?

Appreciate the response. 

the loan officer was really helpful and responsive, it was just a lot of paperwork to work through.i like @Jay Hinrichs idea of just paying cash and refinancing. 

New to real estate but possess a deep understanding of the responsibilities to continue to gain knowledge and remain loyal with my clients and professionally with my colleagues.  

**Disclaimer**: Being young, I don't have a lot of responsibility so I am fine with being more hands on now to be able to have more time to spend with family later on.My what: I'm looking to buy small multi-family property to house hack and gain equity quickly over the next few years.

Whether the situation was an accident or not, owning the outcome is crucial.