I will be developing a relationship where I am providing tremendous value to the owner, and if they do sell the house thats great too because it will generate referral business.I have already set up the MLS to send me updates that are possible candidates for flips, because I am personally looking to flip my first property.

(all of the above ignores closing and settlement costs for simplicity's sake)*Needless to say, these scenarios are very few and far between, because this seller can usually just sell their house for what it's worth, or at a discount, as a FSBO or with a Realtor, and be even better off.

For example, we will need 16 ceiling fans and I'm wondering if that quantity can be purchased at a discount, and if so, where?  

Discount it accordingly.

Jason you could have put it under contract with an option if he was willing to discount the property even a little and sold/assigned the option to an off-market buy and hold investor looking for a good deal.  

Buy at a discount aka below market and tax value. 

We were founded at the height of the market crash and specialize in off market, discounted properties.

The tax benefits alone are tremendous if used correctly. 

If you did that then the investor or bank would be the owner of the second mortgage/note and it would be theirs to keep or sell at a discount. 

What makes it such a discount at this point in time is that even though the municipalities planning committee GIS system indicates that they have easements established for road frontage for this lot, currently there is no road frontage.I would like to take advantage of picking up the lot while deeply discounted, but I know that no road frontage will impact potential plans to convert this over to a cash flow play (or to liquidate it later if needed) until completed by the municipality.