We'll see if the remediator has any solutions before I sell "as is". 

From what I have seen, the typical remedy is termination of the contract, refund of the EM deposit and all expenses incurred by the buyer during the failed transaction.

That's just a creative excuse by a lazy cop.

He and others seem to be attempting to circumvent an agreement with us, by attempting to smear us on this platform. 

I am about to settle on an established rent-by-the-room that is within the same few blocks. 

I'm new to real estate investing, but have thrown myself into learning as much as I can by joining a Veteran based investment community, have been working with my realtor and looking daily for potential multi family properties in the Dallas area for house hacking, which I've set myself an deadline to be completed by May.

You will need to make sure that are no gaps in windows, doors, etc and that the HVAC system is well maintained as a tenant could argue that lack of remediation is the culprit for a high utility bill.

Assuming they are professional and skilled in the craft - alot of the issues you have faced, they will remediate and mitigate moving forward.

If they insist on staying, then they abide by the contract, period.Tenants threaten to sue all the time.

If anything, they love being close by, as most of them are working at FedEx.