Ask for an settlement extension, Check with the local zoning board and make sure it is permitted for its current use.

It has to be placed on the settlement statement so it can truly be a cost of the sale. 

I'm an agent in Atlanta and I recently started offering pay at settlement value add renovation to my clients, through a third party vendor.

(Disclaimer: although I am not licensed in Cali...yet ;) We have investors who have Settlement dates pushed due to title or other issues and the insurance companies give them a lot more than 10 days - especially if they signed the docs already.

Several lots were in negotiations until my due diligence informed me of a local problem - the Terra Nativa subdivision settlement from sliding land tearing homes apart. 

Expecting a settlement from the accident and hoping to find a property or partner out of state. 

The wholesale fee, is a fee paid directly to the wholesaler by the nominee and is typically payable as a POC item on the settlement statementWe just completed a wholesales  - 1 purchase & 1 sale - and it is an area of real estate where there is not a lot of clarity, as a result the wholesalers themselves often don't have an exact process. 

They might also be able to write the tenants a letter, and/or negotiate some kind of settlement or stipulation that prevents the tenant from taking legal action.

Give them a chance to offer a settlement before you file, so as to avoid court costs. 

I'm awaiting approval and dispersal of funds for my retirement and also a pending settlement.