Texas is a non-disclosure state for the sale price, but it appears appraisal district always ended up finding out about the sales price (definitely for residential. not quite sure about commercial ones)Thanks in advance!

Texas is a non-disclosure state so sales prices are not published

The most common has to do with supplying the buyer with the homeowner association documents by a certain date.There is a form that will officially acknowledge that a contingency has been performed and the buyer or seller is released from the responsibility to perform.Disclosure StatementsAlthough at first blush they may not seem like it, disclosures are your friend.By law you must disclose certain things about your home to the buyer.

Borrowers will be provided an upfront disclosure detailing this information.Contractor(s) Acceptance:  A borrower must choose his or her own contractors to perform the needed renovation.All Contractors participating in the HomeStyle Renovation Program must complete a Contractor Profile Report.

It helps the guy or gal that is just starting out while still providing proper disclosure. 

Disclosure.

Also be aware that in both exit plans you will need to be very ethical in your disclosures to all parties and there is some paperwork involved. 

Full disclosure I am a property manager.

The key is disclosure. 

(The gov't made the title insurance line-item say "optional" on the residential mortgage loan disclosure paperwork, for some ungodly reason, starting in Oct 2015.)