Having lots of assets to back up the loan gives them more comfort to make the loan. . 

Only problem with this is if market falls you might not have money to buy a deal while it comes back up.

I received a work order from the PM company regarding an electric coil burner on a stove that blew up.

They also may open it back up.The Nevada side of South Lake is Douglas County,NV and currently paused at 604 permits- they may open up.There is also the workaround which is co-host with the seller and use their existing permit if they had it as as airbnb prior though that would have to be a great relationship with your seller from the start.There is an argument for King's Beach, CA side- the prices got dinged when they paused permits so if you could make it work they will likely open back up at some point and you would be set to jet with your duplex/expansion/remodel finished in the downtime if you were inclined to do that type of value add.

So the turnaround to get it back up on the market would be minimal, especially if I could find a buyer to wholesale it to.

It frustrates me, It is what people that are clueless do.First mistake: You have no numbers to back up your data.

Then their sewer backs up and they find out their cheaper insurance doesn't cover sewer back-ups or their electrical catches fire and the insurance company pays nothing because the homeowner didn't pay for replacement cost/code coverage and the value of the destroyed system was below their deductible.

I think your correct things started to slow down when ferguson happened. i think there going to pick back up spring and summer time. 

Most people cant back up a mini van , let alone back up a 40 ft motor home .Neighbor has one , windshield broke , it was $ 4500 to replace with a 1 month wait time off season 

And you should always have some backup cash of your own for unplanned events.