But as the agent of the owner I cannot in good conscience go to them and ask them to shoulder the financial burden in place of the tenant if I don't do my due diligence to ensure it is warranted. 

If this can be done it will be a huge weight off our shoulders as there is no sense in paying rent for 2 places. 2.

You don’t want to spend your life with the bat on your shoulder waiting to wack the ball .

The shoulder seasons are starting to become greater in demand as well.  

They'll finish the project on time or even ahead of schedule, avoid the many pitfalls during construction that can cost money and also take all the stress off your shoulders in having to organize the schedule, deal with any setbacks, meet with county inspectors, etc. so for the percentage they may charge, I'd say it's well worth it!

I am not looking to profit on the sale so there is a difference.Since this is your first it might be a good idea to use a GC and look over his shoulder for this one.  

The he tries telling me about how the landlord next door mows the yard, he can't afford a new machine and is shrigging his shoulders like there is nothing hew will be able to to about it, yadayadayada.

They also paid for their own background check and such (~$18 thru my property management software).I did get a management agreement from the owners, which is a big relief off my shoulders.

Let the eviction be on the shoulders of the seller.

The opportunity I see is for the seller get the responsibility off of their shoulders, get $600,000 in cash upfront, plus 50% of cash-flow until they have been paid a total of $1,100,000 (premium for waiting...).