I know there’s a lot of crash pads right now that aren’t even close to full capacity so I imagine it’s a lot of work keeping the beds rented.

I am currently looking at buying a new construction home as a long term rental property. sales price $214000. first my lender told me I can do 0 down. and I am really excited about this deal. but later he told me that am not qualified for 0 down because of my income. the other option is that I can do fha with 3.5% down, 6.125% interest rate. cash to close is $14000. my monthly payment is around $1575-$1590.it can at least rent for $1700 as a long term rental property.

I guess another option would be getting the current tenants to sign a new lease which allows them to stay in that unit, with no garage usage.

He ended up staying 81 weeks. 

I’m not familiar with the process but I assume you could contact the permitting department and ask if the permit has been closed out/completed.

We are currently staying in Surprise, AZ and we like the area but are open to other areas as well.

Hello Murray, Assuming the new owners are interested in selling, you'd want to offer enough to help them cover their transfer taxes, legal/title fees, other closing costs, and possibly their moving costs. 

Closing up holes is part of preventing them from coming back in and also preventing them from traveling throughout the house.  

Unlike personal property, real estate also requires agreement on closing date, repairs, etc., so even if list price, cash is offered, another term might not work, so likely no way to hold a seller to sell until they actually sign an offer.

The building is not even close to 100% occupied, so apartments are easily found and rented.