We just need to get accustomed to the fact that it was an unusually good market before, and if we insist on those exact conditions returning before we purchase our next investment property, we will pass up on getting good assets because our expectations are unrealistically high.

There is no way I know of to "look up" the members of the LLC unless that state has some unusual reporting requirements. 

While this is an example of an extreme water damage claim, it's not unusual at all for a water event to cause upwards of $40k in damage. 

After some digging, I found out that the deal was denied because:The contract sent by my attorney was "unusually long" at 6 pages, both my realtor and their realtor said they'd never seen one that long.The terms were characterized as "too forceful" and intimidated the buyer into backing out.My attorney was asking for a formal legal agreement to be produced on the shared driveway.Here's where I am.

I look for properties that have very unusual, valuable features, such as amenities, views, locations How did you finance this deal?

Short (practical) answer: No.Long answer: You could, but you will need some unusually great compensating factors. 

There are many other unusual tiny houses in the states.  

It is highly unusual that an agent would say don't worry about signing the contract.

Don't try to do anything that is unusual in that area. 

We do one month rent for security deposit. 1.5 months would be very unusual where I am.