Any advice you could offer on the specifics of the business piece, specific to partners doing everything 50/50 would sincerely be appreciated.

Sincerely,Scott 

Sincerely,E.

Sincerely,E.

You will have a very long list since real estate will also encompass almost all financing abbreviations.

Sincerely,The Thomsen Family

(this is called negative phrasing or being a reluctant buyer, if you come off like an enthusiastic salesperson, the seller gets defensive, but if you use this reluctant sales talk, the seller will keep you there in the interview if he is sincere about getting it done)Now the part of the OPs question, how can I keep most of the option fee and not piss off the seller?

Sincerely,Jon Trojan

My goal is to come off sincere because our company is founded off of this concept, but at the same time, want future sellers to know that we do treat this as a business and can deliver what we say we will, professionally.

@Jing XiaotangAlbeit everyone on this thread is trying sincerely to give you sound advice I would avoid any suggestion to shame her on social media.