. ;-) The following is just general informationIt sounds as though the seller has an investment to sell, not his private home.

Probably we should have considered this( closing timeframe). at the time of purchase and looked at properties that would complete before the school season starts. 

Your focus on the Dallas market and Fix and Flip projects sounds solid, especially with the DIY approach and having an interior designer on your team. 

.- We also negotiate a reasonable completion date, depending on the Scope Of Work (SOW). --- Who gets all the phone calls and wastes time calming a tenant down because the owner's contractor doesn't show up as scheduled after they took time off from work or a 3 day job takes 3 weeks?

Now, moving forward he offered for us to take it over completely.

I dont know anything about this company but it sure sounds like and advance fee scheme.

Mitch,It sounds like you've had a successful run with your rental properties in College Station/Bryan - I'm impressed!

Sounds like your agent wasn't experienced enough in the area.

Draws are almost always held back until you reach certain points in the project or that work is completed.

But what kind of project are you looking to complete?