The courts will not intervene where one party has made a hard bargain unless fraud, duress, or unconscionable conduct is involved.FormationIn addition to the elements of a contract:A party must have capacity to contractThe purpose of the contract must be lawfulThe form of the contract must be legalThe parties must intend to create a legal relationshipThe parties must consentAs a result, there are a variety of affirmative defenses that a party may assert to avoid his obligation.Contracts May Be Bilateral or UnilateralA bilateral contract is an agreement in which each of the parties to the contract makes a promise or set of promises to each other.

I understanding getting the contract it's everything that follows is a scary pulling your hair out time.

Hopefully I can get this through the entitlement process and avoid as many hair balls as possible.

Having said that, you're campaign affirms to the prospective sellers that you're an option "IF/WHEN" they're ready to sell.

If the CR can be taken in an affirmative status, you're done, offer the apt and inform all others that "another applicant has qualified and offered the apt'.

I know this may be splitting hairs, but changing the wording a little can make a difference.

Some advice I could give you, read as much as you can about real estate and talk with investors with gray hair!

I know in N=1 terms, because years ago when my personal reported debt balance fell to a hair under $2M my score improved by about 30 points. 

I calculated what it was worth based on average price per square foot, than gave it a 10% hair cut because it's the largest house in the neighborhood and the mathematical result would have priced the house out of the neighborhood.

If you must finance a car, run it through your business at least.Point taken, but I feel that is splitting hairs.