Here,  in Georgia, all agents use a standard contract so I don't need to run the offer by a lawyer.

a) What does your Contract say about how to deal with sub-standard work?

Mold can be found pretty much anywhere there is water and organic material. 

I think what muddy’s the water is we have four LTR and three STR’s.

Account Closed stated, Wisconsin Legal Blank has been tested in court and many local landlords find this to be the gold standard.

Standard heloc cost on a 100k @ 5%, 10 year term(int and principle)= 67k in interest.  

What are standard terms and conditions when raising capital from investors for a real estate investment?  

the house has a bunch of equity, being worth about 750k when fixed up.I  know that on a standard convenetional mortagage foreclosure, there usually additional fees such as unpaid interest, attorney fees etc, apart of the princiapl balance.Is there a way to conservatively assess what will be the actuall "Pay-off" on the 1st?

Try to get a feel for the stability of the tenant's current situation and recent past.You will probably find a lower standard of care than you might apply to the property.  

His last excuse was that he was waiting on cabinets and materials—this is just a standard rental rehab.By September, I decided to end our contract and started looking for a new contractor to complete the work.