One of the best things you can do, if you're not already doing it, is be conscious of your time.

Also I am an environmental professional and have done over 30 environmental site assessments and Phase 1 report's for banks and property owners.

Environmental, if they haven't already done so

can you log wood small wood lots in your area without to much environmental hassles and do you have soft wood or hard wood forests.. are there Mills within one hour truck?

Most owners don't want to have their building picked apart by a professional appraiser, building inspector, pest inspector, environmental inspector - because it can hurt their potential market value.

Our biggest thing is being conscious of the ARV and rehab costs. 

Environmental assessment4.

They are way more budget conscious than any contractor ever is.

The terms we are getting are 30 day due diligence then 30 days to close with about 2% earnest money (sometimes hard money and sometimes refundable) with typical contingencies like appraisal, lender 3rd parties, and phase 1 environmental 

Any good references to a reliable, cost-conscious handyman in this area?