That gives me some ideas of how to proceed with my note investing. 

However, in emergencies or cases involving health and safety, we would attempt to contact the owner first and, if unsuccessful, proceed with the repair as outlined in the contract.Regarding the hot water heater, do you know if it genuinely needed to be replaced?

I contacted Citizens  first, told them I purchased property at a tax sale and I had a deed giving me rights of ownership for the home If the customers defaulted they had the option of starting foreclosure proceedings their customers passed away 2 years ago so no payments were made.  

With the sell of this home I will have approximately $140k in proceeds that i planned on using to invest with and start flipping houses.

We purchased 133.7 acres January 20th of 2024, we then proceeded to subdivide 4 building lots, ( two 10 acre lots,  and two 2 acre lots)  which included costs associated with septic testing,  survey & subdivision, and property maintenence required to market the building lots.

Otherwise, selling and using the proceeds to scale your portfolio locally could accelerate your long-term goals.

This gives you flexibility and a clearer understanding of how you’ll proceed based on market changes.

Zach proceeds to get on the phone to, I suppose, “get me together”, with their details as if I didn’t just experience their unorganized process.

Given the circumstances, I’m unsure whether to proceed or back out of the contract.

Go ahead and proceed.