During the credit/background portion, they were locked out of the system because they forgot they froze their credit.

And what portion would you put towards the purchase price? 

If you can get a renter in there for any portion of that first month, then your damages are potentially less, and you may be able to return a portion.  

Buyers often ask Sellers for a portion of closing costs. 

But Every time you pay the mortgage a portion of it is principal.

Notice I did not say "their portion of the rent" but rather the full rent.

Then I need money to initialize any rehab before I can draw on the construction portion of the hard money loan. 

From City of San Jose Director Housing Department 04/06/2020 Residential Landlords, Tenants, and Property Owners in San José,During the "Orders of the Day" portion of the San José City Council meeting on April 7, 2020, a memorandum titled "Rent Suspension" will be discussed.

How long will it take for executives to realize they can leave a good portion of employees remote and reduce office space? 

It'll likely take us a few years to get it complete, but we'll hopefully get the rented portions ready early next year.We were originally looking at Market St. properties, but the ROI was quite low and the buy-in has gotten crazy over the past 5-8 years.