If there is a change to the closing date, the occupancy date must also be reviewed to determine if there is a need to also make an amendment to that date.

I would certainly be happy to talk with you about any specific clauses that you have issue with and perhaps we can amend them to your liking.

I am in Missouri and I know laws differ, but I would obviously make your offer contingent on their financials and amend your offer as you see fit after you have a chance to run your numbers.

Other options, you can buy, close, then sell wholesale.Bank owned properties are typically not assaignable,  You can do a double close if you use your own title company to close and they are amendable.

Realtors can work with installment deals, they and the broker must amend the listing agreement as a commission is due when title changes, so you need to walk them through the modification and it's best to say when commissions will be paid in the offer, they will change their tune if they see they are getting paid and if the deal is workable for their client.Study the basics of RE before trying to learn the tricks of how to sell or buy RE!

If so, then a reforclosure or amended foreclosure would cure it.  

He should have put in a repair amendment when some inspections were done.  

The IRS Form 1065 (Partnership Tax Return) was amended in 2008 and actually asks if you have dropped the property out of the partnership and then immediately sold and structured a 1031 Exchange during the last two income tax years. 

Is it safe to say that when making an offer on REO properties you should always make the offer as cash even when using hard money then amending the contract to reflect financing after acceptance?

Should I do a new lease or an amendment whith the new amount?