If they do come back at a price to high because they desire no risk and want to get the money upfront and to end it, be sure to stay firm and say you know I would like to pay you more but my calculator says if something unforseen happens I could be doing all this and and putting out all this money and all this effort and end up making nothing and that doesn't put dinner on the table, and then you shut up.

Take the wives to dinner, travel to Hawaii, go scuba diving, skiing ... at company expense! 

I assume these are for rentals so you don't need to do to much inspection inside a quick walk through then subject to home inspection should do it.I was just in your fair city.. stayed at the Hilton Garden inn right off the free way. had dinner up at the country club...

Take this for honest feedback and not kicking you while you're down -If estimating accurately was as easy as simple (sqft * $$) you'd rarely see a contractor go out of business and investors would all fly on private jets to eat lunch in Tokyo, dinner in Paris and breakfast in New York.

Thank god that all the sex spams I seem to get are blocked, imagine a dinner party and some random spam email request for "pleasuring" goes across the ceiling.

I've heard and seen horror stories about family working together and how bad things can get around the dinner table when things go south in the business relationship.

That sh*t is delicious and I dont care what you think.3:30pm   Head to where I'm staying to get back on computer. 

EMD is not their dinner money, it is to be held by the escrow company.

Brooks: What starts with a C, ends with a T, is hairy, oval, delicious and contains thin, whitish liquid?'

Finally, your call to action could be a copy of a full business plan for the fund or you could have a "dinner" seminar at a local hotelif they register.