So... there's a gamble here for sure.

This is already bad in an emergency situation.The lady was rude on the phone and didn't want to help me at all.

It's a little bit of a roll of the dice (the $1000 to get it on) but real estate involves calculated gambles sometimes.

Often a week early.I have rented to a lady with 4 kids who just went through a divorce. 

That way if you buyer performs you will get top dollar between the first sale and the renewal, without the investor having to gamble on an unseasoned loan.

(maybe if you only plan to own this a couple years, you can defer your Capex items and get a Class C property to cash flow better, but it is a gamble)

I would say buying to break even initially is better than pissing the money away gambling or going to the bar though for sure.  

It might come back next season but its a gamble.

You would be the one that eventually be taking the risk of trying to sell the property @ that appraised price or higher later.If the property appraises for less than you paid you could pay him off now, betting that it will appreciate in the future or the value could go down.Either way it's a gamble.  

Do you know if the lady bought them with all cash or financed them?