@James PalassisI'm not as gentle as @Lance Lvovsky who carefully suggested that it "might be a good idea" to change CPAs.No.

When you say crooked do you mean not 16" on center, or they have a lot of twists to them?

(In San Francisco it’s been twisted to an absurd level.)

HelloI have a house that i want to rent but one twist - it is 2100 sq feet with 500 sq feet as self-contained mother-in-law unit attached to the house for the most part, separated only by  wall that lines up with kitchen and living room of the main house.

I have not heard of a final hearing for release of funds scheduled months after the auction sale, so there are probably some special twists to your state's laws. 

Eye opening way of looking at conversation.Humble Inquiry The gentle art of asking instead of telling by ScheinBoth books emphasize listening and asking questions are the most important aspects of good communication.

The plot twist that is that after agreeing on a price of $183k the wholesaler informs me we have a long close of June 7th. 

Here is a strange twist - updated elevation certificates will not lower my premiums per my agent.

If the plan isn't realistic  you are doing them a favor by gently (but firmly) moving them along to a place they CAN afford. 

But if you are determined to use cap rate as some sort of yardstick, read on for a way to twist the concept so it produces a meaningful result...You can't say that "I'm buying at X% and the projected NOI cap is Y%" because it will cost you more money than just the purchase price to bring a non-performing property to stabilization.