Other homes in this area sell for 200k-250k How would I go about running the numbers and making a reasonable offer, also I must mention it will be a O/O

its a bad time to be a buyer because prices are high and there is lots of competition, my last 3 flips (since Jan 1st 2017)  have been on market 10 days or less before an AO now is not a great time to buy, there are deals, but they are few and far between. 

Whats a good contingency to put in an AOS that will allow me to back out of agreement if needed on any deal.   

I am almost finish my absentee owner list and have around the same # of AOs.  

@Theo Hicks Finding properties in the AO with the SOS is a great idea and this is something that can be easily outsourced to a virtual assistant that can be found on upwork.Jim---when you say mid-large size apartments...what range are you specifically looking for as far as $$$ and # of doors?

The more I write about this, the happier I get, knowing that I don't have to deal with this anymore (except for the counties that are still in the stone ages and don't allow e-recording).My worst experience in the "old days," was an AOM that I needed to record in Shelby County, TN.

We call that an "Assign Out, AO."

Obviously thats rather broad for the whole state but maybe aome insight from northern az vs phoenix vs tucson?

It is important to have the AOS and take control of the deal if you want to close it and you notice they are not experienced enough.

An overall thickness of 4mm would be my choice with a minimum of a 12 mil wearlayer combined with some type of scratch resistant coating like AO or ceramic bead.