I am a retired RE Broker with decades in the business and thinking of returning to it as either a Wholesaler or a Fix and Flipper, areas I have completed before and have experience in, and, having performed a lot of due diligence, I once again have been confronted by con men saying they are not gurus then try to sell me a service at $97 per month, or $129 p/m ( billed annually, with no trial period and no refund which comes out to being charged (1,548.00 ) along with other shysters charging upwards of $20,000 for a level in which I could actually MEET the Guru and bow before him in abject humility and profess my undying devotion to him for his enlightenment, while making my wallet lighter and my stress greater.

If that is your primary focus it could convolute thinking and force unnecessary errors, in an already error prone business with a very high failure rate.

Most loan packages include something you sign that says that you will cooperate with them to correct any technical errors like this and I believe it also includes the ability for them to sign for you if you don't but obviously they prefer to have clean paperwork where you have signed it. 

Depends on when your tax and insurance bills are paid.

Also see if you can pull up rental  and sold comps in the area using Zillow and Redfin and you have to give a   margin of error in their estimates and see if property appreciation is there for that area in case you are thinking of building equity.

95% of the issues with LVT/LVP installs are from user error. 

The facts you shared about 'most people' having $1K in their bank accounts is so sad but true..I look at my friends UberEats bills and then laugh when they say they are nervous about making rent that month. ;-)@Theresa Harris hello! 

Since lost job I am running into the issue with bills, but try to move fast to make sure nothing like my credit is mess up.

You can pay the bills, and wait for the market to recover.

Bill