Don't know when that became a thing in all businesses (crypto seems to have the leading kid coaches) but i'm curious if you have input on paying/learning and how you approached mentorship. 

That was their initial approach - to petition the seller for a return of their EMD, but I felt that wasn’t fair as the seller didn’t do anything wrong - the bank and their realtor were at fault.I may not have mentioned this but the HOA provided all needed documentation of renter/owner ratio before the offer was submitted - bank had that paperwork from day 1 but didn’t decline based on it until the day closing was scheduled to occur.

This makes it very difficult to qualify for an exception as it would be challenging/impossible to rent out as a "long term rental" - which I can't quite tell what is defined as.Any thoughts on strategies or ideas on how to deal with this, aside from simply selling and getting out?

It's a nice balance of firm but still approachable.

Those are more challenging neighborhoods for sure. 

How do you approach a multiple bid scenario in a competitive market like the SF Bay Area? 

Not being concerned about cash flow is a extremely knave approach to real estate investing.

I think you will be challenged to build a 1400Sqft new house for 100K in Dallas.

Yes, that's the classical approach.

Curious as to what challenges a situation like this may present an investor working through a property manager.