What's the best flavor of ice cream? 

This is the first time I am doing this and am not sure how to proceed with finalizing the contract.Each GC has their own flavor of the bid with different level of details and explanation of what is covered and what is not covered.

Houston has a large and vibrant real estate investor community.

Can I break up the parcel into two pieces- one with the SFH and acerage, and one with the two duplexes, thereby qualifying for some flavor of conventional/ residential mortgage? 

By the way I didn't know you can lease a smoothe for 1 year man wonder if it's pomegranate flavor!!!!!

The reason we have at least some socialistic flavored laws is due to the fact that if they did not exist the communistically minded capitalists would rape the population more than they are, so since you are not in a position to buy the bank you need to protect yourself since the name of the game seems to be survival of the fittest.

All the countries were clean, vibrant and excited to have choices.

Sounds like you need to follow James' suggestion and look at additional ways to target motivated sellers.Motivated sellers come in many flavors.

So banks wanted to protect their lending business, thus the "due on sale clause" was brought to light back then (even though it was around for many years, it "came to light in the 80s").So to summarize my "long-winded" paragraphs above, it is my opinion that the "due on sale clause" will rarely be exercised by lenders, because they have no reason to do so.In other words if a loan stays current and their is no huge "interest rate spread", I see little chance of a loan being called.Just remember, lots of "I's" should to be dotted, and plenty of "t's" should be crossed, by a seller & buyer, to make sure these types of deals stay vibrant years "down the road".IMO, the key to these types of deals, is honesty, disclosure, transparency, and more (such as good luck!

It doesn't sound like the landlord is terribly sophisticated.Maintenance comes in a few flavors.