As far as repairs, I would delay if not necessary for safety or normal operation of the property.I would advise against calling the police or a locksmith.

Buyers will tighten up.This morning, I saw over a dozen Opendoor listings cut their on-market prices by 5...even 10%.

For the safety of my team and our leasing agents we have pivoted our processes and are no longer offering in person showings as a pre-requisite for application.

If the issues are not life/safety type problems, you can tell them to bug off, and normally don't have even return their deposit or rent. 

You can certainly make money without hitting the 1% rule, but $150K with $1K in rent is probably not going to cut it.

I looked at going after the seller, but in my state it is not required to disclose noise disturbances so there is not a clear cut answer there.

Another thought, post on FB Marketplace and see if you can find a sublet or on Craigslist, but make sure you do your due diligence and screen properly - safety first!

Airbnb asked Congress to bump that limit up to 60 days.Finally, the company asked the body to encourage lenders to offer low-interest loans to hosts, using tax cuts or other such incentives...”It will be interesting to see what, if any measures are passed to assist property owners.

You don't want to be the drafter and take short cuts as there is a possibility that the court system may view this transaction as a consumer-to-lender transaction.

Their income stream has been cut off for now.