Also, if the sponsor is new, I am fine with less skin in the game as long as it is significant to their net worth.

And of course collusion to keep bidding amounts down was alive and well. its illegal as hell but done all the time.. there was a group in NC that got tagged by the FBI back in the middle 2000s and it cost them 800k fine dont think they went to jail though..

@Julie Garner This contractor texted me after I received the quote to let me know that materials are included.

We asked for receipts but haven't received them, even though according to contract they're mandated to share them.  

Read this fine forum.

I would love to receive referrals for loan officers here in Knoxville.

Regarding the advice you've received from others, the best thing to do is to learn your market. 

I have units without washer and dryer and they rent fine but I found myself showing to people who really wanted the washer dryer way too often so I do put that in the ad and review it again on talking to them.   

This is why I have an experienced legal counsel involved early in the process. cool  kind of like companies that factor business's account receivable.

In the last 2 months I was receiving a lot of deals in my email account and I received a "great deal" from a small wholesaler; 2 hours later the same property address showed up in an email from one of the "big wholesale companies" 10k dollars more expensive... the property was gone even before I could call the small wholesaler.I believe both are useful and all of us need to make a living, so I understand their role in this business.