I mean isn't it best practice to have a list of at least a few buyers first rather than going under wholesale contract then risk scrambling to find buyers or worse having it sit idle for months which defeats the point of a purchase contract? 

Defeats the purpose of reserves 

If the contractor does their proposal and cost estimate first and the 203k Consultant just 'copies' it, that's mortgage fraud and defeats the main purpose of the 203k Consultant. 

That seems to defeat the purpose of this specific legal requirement.

I don't mind contributing to mortgage rather than me paying rent for another place but that would seem to defeat the purpose of house hacking.

@Tyler Hungerford Not if we get the word out and defeat Prop 10!!

It may just save you a huge loss that would defeat your original purpose of bringing your wife home.  

Either way the end result is that the locks will never let me change the PINs which defeats the whole purpose of having them.

One of the main reasons Americans invest in Mexico is the much cheaper prices of properties but Cabo kinda defeats the purpose.

Without their diligent management and systems in place, you would have to involve yourself in much of the day-to-day operations of your investment – defeating the purpose of ”passive” real estate investment.