I want to be fully transparent with the guy on the other side of the deal.

Common unforeseen circumstances include, but are not limited to, delays in getting permitting or scheduling an inspection (though an expeditor may assist with this or a third-party engineer if that's permitted by the locality), the quality of the GC/subs/vendors and whether there is transparent and timely communication and conformance with the plans drawn up by the architect/engineer, zoning issues, setbacks/variances, what materials to use for the new builds (e.g., are you going to use cinder blocks or poured concrete for the foundation?)

It would be at fair market value and done legally and transparently.

Some of those make sense to me but I truly have to believe that if a broker is selling a property where they're claiming opportunity on the upside, etc that somethings not right or just not being conveyed in a transparent matter. 

I agree it’s important to be transparent.  

It let me forge great relationships and it awarded a lot of transparency toward the inner workings of a rental from a controlled environment.

appreciate you being transparent about the deal and telling it like it is, everybody wants to act like real estate is this easy river to navigate and that is NOT the case. 

Solution to #1 – you are looking for full transparency.

If they were transparent that would be one thing.  

Just be prepared and be transparent.7.