So if there is a slump in their pipeline there will likely be reduced sales volume of some level and they should acknowledge that and provide a description of how they can survive that, not say sales will just stay up from somewhere else.

[What you're looking for is an acknowledgment that there will be changes from a standard long-term rental renovation.]Will house hacking limit my location choices?

Ha.Now I have a clause where they acknowledge that if they don't carry proper insurance they shoulder the burden of loss, etc.

The Cap Rate equation,  which relies on net income rather than net cash flow, does not take into account the amount of leverage used in the purchase nor does it factor in the cost of the financed capital (meaning that  it fails to acknowledge the effects of your mortgage and the  subsequent payments).If you are concerned with cash flow, the better metric to use would be "cash on cash returns." 

Banks acknowledge that a rental business can show a taxable loss yet still be cash-flow positive.For Income - Banks normally take take 75% of your gross rental incomeFor expenses - they normally back out depreciation and other items that could be considered one-time expenses(etc repairs).

If you do find a contract with a clause that specifically limits your ability to sell the contract, all you have to do is strike the clause from the agreement and make sure all parties acknowledge the change as you would any other point on the contract.If I can help you in anyway feel free to drop me a message.

It also strangely didn't seem to acknowledge conventional retirement income!  

Reassurance that he will get paid for cost to complete by you, and then his acknowledgement you are over budget with concessions on profit/overages on cost over contract price would be a good start.Good Luck!

If they do send a text and the issue is not urgent (it rarely is) I will usually send an e-mail in a day or so informing them it looks like a text message was sent but it is not clear or I will contact them and not acknowledge the text message at all.

Some of the issues are legitimate (~70%) and we acknowledge it.