Help I have a property under contract looking to source the deal but the tenant hasn’t responded or paid the whole year. What should i do?

I would suggest winterizing, drain the water lines, antifreeze in toilets, leave lowest faucet open etc, incase the heat shuts off 

My concern, is that it could possibly appraise lower, leaving us with no recourse. 

As I have read and watched videos, people are afraid of leaving some money in the deal and not being able to refinance all of their money out, but if you really think of it, it’s the same as buying a buy and hold, just that the returns would be bigger than a traditional buy and hold.

I wanted to basically learn the strategy others use when it comes to thinking about cash out refi as this is my first rodeo in the cash out refi world Thank you  I'm not a big fan of the BRRRR method (I don't think of it as a strategy)...it leaves me in the cold.It's not what it's billed out to be:1 - When you refi your cash flow goes down (as you've stated)2 - You're still leaving a lot of equity in the property being financed, going to waste3 - It's NOT your money you're getting in cash anyway. 

I have a rental applicant who would be going on Maternity Leave from their job for the first 3 months of their rental term.

If there is enough insulation, leave it for now. 

@Kiara Moon There is always risks that A.) the tenants might damage the property, or B.) the tenants don't pay rent and won't leave.

Say you bought a home a couple years ago for $200,000 with your VA loan, using $50,000 of your entitlement and leaving you with $50,000 in entitlement.

I know this happens but title companies have gotten a lot better at not doing this.. its normally buyers funds that get stolen on the way TO the title company not money leaving the title company.. big boo boo there