That ensures they exercise the option (if that 2 years of lease is what you are after) and that if they break early you didn't leave all that money on the table.

Are you going to pay them under the table?

They are making money under the table from the cooking and not reporting it.

Then if those numbers all come out for what they want for the property and gives you a nice profit on the whole deal then offer them some cash.You can set up a table for the areas near your investment area, This would give you a quick go to chart. 

My profession also lets me see that I am on the wrong side of the table when it comes to these types of deals/developments.

I have recently put in an offer on a HUD property and my Realtor just let me know that there are multiple offers on the table and they are asking me if i want to change my offer, leave it the same, etc.

@Caleb Jordan yes we do need to speak with some lenders I feel and see what we need to bring to the table.

Sounds like he is working all the offers on the table.  

Nothing is 100% impenetrable but you can set your affairs in such a way that you have so many hurdles for the person suing that they either give up or they are driven to the negotiating table.  

Then I asked, would you leave that amount of money on the table?