I like to stay local and self manage, so all my properties are within 20 minutes drive from my house, most are actually within walking distance. 3-4 bedrooms seem to be more in demand than 1-2 bedrooms.

I walked away with a check for $43K and used it to purchase a rental for cash.

If it’s really outside the seller’s control, there’s not a whole lot you can do other than maybe walk away and get your Deposit back.

I am truly just a baby investor at this point as I haven't even learned to "walk" yet. 

How this question came about was walking the unit with a contractor.

Then you need to walk every unit, do a lease audit, and a detailed inspection of the property.

Paid 2k for it when I switched from FHA to 203k , with it expiring on closing I lost all leverage on final walk through.

I walked this project, very nice quality.  

After walking the property with an inspector I was able to get this deal for $205,000 and seller pays all closing costs due to some deferred maintenance.

I'd recommend you start at the oldest posts and work forward as they will walk you through the nuts and bolts of storage investing!