I've forgotten the reason my lawyers had advised against it but usually the people can't qualify for a loan and while I own my properties free and clear, carrying the mortgage doesn't achieve my goal of generating cash so I can reinvest or work on my other projects. 

I keep all my savings in my own personally managed portfolio on robinhood. investing in real estate investment trusts, I usually bring in 2-3% per month in growth not counting my average of 5-8% dividends. 

Banks and investors usually like short closings, but there is no general answer to this question.

Usually larger multifamily has a more experienced owner who knows what the market is doing.

About 15 minutes prior to sale, you'll see people mulling about (usually).

I sometimes make exceptions and hold a property for 2-3 weeks but that's usually only for really, really good prospects in a really, really slow market.You also need to spell out specifically what happens if they cancel or fail to complete the transaction.

The reasons being: 1) rental is professionally cleaned after each use of usually 2-5 days; 2) both Host and Guest are given Yelp-type ratings that everyone sees. 

I feel like on my offers it is not getting explained to the seller by the listing agent that they would not have to pay the usual 3% buyers commission.

Once I inspect it, the price usually goes down depending on the condition.

Sometimes tenants want to get out of their lease early and you are able to secure an agreement with them, other times you can ask them what it would take for them to leave prior to their lease end date, and there's usually a number that will make it worth it to them.