You can use a letter of intent to lay down the initial structure to hand to an attorney, but if you don't know, then just go straight to the attorney. 

Everyone says foundation repairs get out of hand easily and I’m not sure if I can quickly get a good structural engineer to write up a report and get quotes from GCs by the end of the closing date.

Why would I want to take that risk, AND give up the chance of getting a pile of money from a buyer who has tipped his hand as to what he'll pay?

- Repairs are never “needed” to sell a home, but may help it to sale faster/easier if done before hand.  

If the kids have a party and destroy the house and the parents say they aren't at fault, you have a serious issue on your hands!

I have a handful of vacation rentals on the island and also manage some for some other investors.

I’ll add that just the attitude the lease implied toward the tenants almost caused us to throw our hands up and walk.Interesting that we were among the first tenants and it took a while to fill the relatively large shopping center.

I have been reading up on Real Estate Investing and getting my hands on as many Bigger Pockets books I can find.

I have been on my hands and knees so much smelling around the whole perimeter.

I haven’t finished a deal but I’ve been doing deals are looking for deals and then I realize that I have connections with a group of the communities that not many people have connections in and I noticed that they want to sell the property and I have another line of connections that are investors and these investors are pretty much looking to buy every property and they can get their hands on so hopefully soon as I get this property under contract then I’ll finish my wholesale deal for the first one he just got a find your your connection that you have and not anybody else has