Doing it in the contract is normally sufficient but I've seen some agents who do it in any initial interactions.Also if you came across the property in your "normal" day to day work as an agent, then you have to disclose to the seller the fair market value of the property.

I would assume a sufficient amount of equity plus enough of a spread for my end buyer to make at least $20k on,even w/ my assignment fee, correct?

I was just going to do an addendum - but it sounds like that might not be sufficient.

If takes 90 days then sell FHA.FHA underwriters and appraisers are still going to want to see that there was sufficient work done to add value to support a higher price than was originally paid.

Cost segregation works at virtually any level when there are sufficient assets in play to work with.

One investor per property.The trouble with one investor per property is that your investment has to line up pretty closely with their quantity of capital.

I agree with Jason, the extra time between fully executed adendums and a 3 day inspection clause should be sufficient to evaluate any large (potential) problem you are worried about.Don't make any habits of backing out, but in such extreme cases where a large issue was identified after offer made, you certainly have a right and reason to either re-negotiate or back out.

If they refuse without a sufficient explanation to you, I would be suspect.

All I'm saying, is make prudent decisions and have sufficient cash on hand for the bad times.

Derivatives are more complicated for buyers to understand and thus they should not be sold to newbie buyers without a sufficient down payment to purchase property.