You probably should not release contingency on loan or appriasal allowing you to get out if you do not want to cover the mortgage-sold price difference. 

My wife an I made a contract on another house with a contingency on selling our current house.

They'll start to point things out you may have missed.After doing this a few times you can get comfortable that your numbers are about 80% correct and you can just build in a 20-25% contingency for the stuff you missed Now you're ready to start pulling the triggerOf course you can ignore all of the hard work up front and just dive in...but then you also need to be prepared to lose $20k...if you don't have $20k to lose...spend the time to do your homework and practice first.

I had an inspection contingency in the offer and then actually attended the inspection.

Additionally, I would make sure you still have a mortgage contingency clause in the contract in case the funding falls through. 

Let me first provide a little context on where we are at with the deal and the overall condition of the property.My intention: Primary residence- 2 yrs, then rentalLocation: Denver, CO (Very high growth neighborhood, this deal was almost all dumb luck...)Condition: House is B Class, recently remodeled, 3br, 2ba, huge yard, carport, shed, new roof, everything about this house is above and beyond what I consider move in ready.Asking price:  $399,000Days on Market: 27My Offer: $375,00 (Accepted)Contingencies: Inspection, Appraisal and Seller allowed to live in the property for 9 months after closing while new build is being completed.The seller is in a position where they need capital to finance and complete the build that has already broken ground on their new home. 

Keep me in mind for any LA area houses you find, I close with hard money in 10 Days as is no inspections no contingencies Cheers!

How much are yo going to put aside for contingency.

I would make the decision based on the math and protect for contingencies, i.e. make sure you have sufficient funds to complete the remodel (I like 2x to be safe) and have a plan if things get delayed or the market changes to make sure you don't get stuck with the higher rate for too long.

Do you keep the inspection, appraisal and financing contingencies?