Rest assured; the process is designed to be straightforward. 

I'll just be honest...you're in a very difficult spot and there isn't going to be a straight forward or easy way to recover your funds or get the work completed. 

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In Washington, where I was previously licensed, I had easy access to phone numbers for expired listings right on the MLS, making it straightforward to cold-call expireds.

Rest assured; the process is designed to be straightforward. 

I would only hire out for major work I can't do myself or emergency repairs.I've dealt with older houses before and the house may be fine for occupants but there's still usually lots of things that can be fixed / improved so it seems a house that isn't perfect would give more opportunities for ongoing maintenance of this sort.To me it seems fairly straightforward to meet the time requirements but I think I need to have extensive documentation?

A straightforward response like, 'Thanks for your interest, but we’ll need confirmation that the buyer can cover the full (or close to full) listing amount,' seems fair.

Make it easy for them to provide their details.Anything less will waste the hard-earned money you’ve spent—even if you’ve selected the best keywords, written the perfect ad copy, and utilized every cost-efficient Google feature.In the world of Google traffic, a first impression can often be the last impression.And I’d like to ask you:Have you seen pages like this from your competitors before?

But remember this is not straight forward as the basis of the new property is derived from the adjusted basis of the relinquished property plus any amount you paid.

Is the lot flat and straight forward, or will it need tiering and piering to keep the house structurally sound?