But if you have someone that was going to do it anyway or if you knew the inspectors you wanted to use could get in and get you the report back in 3 days instead of 10 business days, use it!

@David Gaudet My strategy has been pretty simple for the E TN area; I check the MLS every night about 6pm to catch new listings (most seem to go up at the end of the business day), and I have befriended some local agents who keep me informed of off-market and upcoming listings they hear about.

This way it shows I have the money, although it is currently invested in stock, and can easily move that value to cash and transfer to another party within 2 business days.

Put in a request during the business day etc.

Count 3 BUSINESS days beginning on 5th.

There’s other contingencies you can use too, financing, feasibility, environmental, neighborhood review...Have your DD start the 1st business day after they provide you with all the documents, P&L sure, but also you’d want title docs, details on mechanicals like age, repair history and warranty status, insurance claim history for the last 5 years, every scrap of detail on any pending claims, zoning use confirmation from relevant govt entity, copies of all docs they have received from any govt authority related to the property for the past 5 years... there you’d be looking for code violations, notices from EPA or fire marshal, etc.  

Through Auction.com, you have one business day to complete the contract agreement, etc. after you have won the property with the highest bid ( I know Auction.com has the final say if you won or not if the reserve was never met). 

I would give the current occupant 10 business days to sign a lease with you and, if he does not, file the ejectment lawsuit.

It takes 2-3 business days.

Unless the 1st is on a weekend then it’s not due till the next business day by 5pm.