But typically, using the best case scenario comps is a recipe for disaster as Shaun pointed out, just not always.I think we are more or less on the same page.By way of illustration lets say a house that a wholesaler gives me has comps (for sake of simplicity all have same bed/bath mix and within ~5% of sqft and lot size and any other amenities and level of condition) of:#1 Sold 3 weeks ago, is 0.2 miles away sold for $348K#2 Sold 4 weeks ago, is 0.25 miles away sold for $329K#3 Sold 6 weeks ago, is 0.25 miles away sold for $352K#4 Sold 4 weeks ago, is 0.3 miles away sold for $349.5KThe wholesaler give me 1, 3, and 4 and says there is an ARV of $349K.Not unreasonable* at all but I look them up and see those same ones but also #2.

You just gotta find a common balance..I agree, but I don't think 50% upfront on potentially a $50k+ remodel is common balance.If a contractor wants a little bit of money upfront to cover materials purchased that's fine, otherwise I think it's completely unreasonable to expect an investor to hand a contractor they've never worked with before 50% upfront (which is likely 5 figures $$,$$$).I think a common balance is to pay a small deposit upfront then to setup a Payment Schedule that pays the Contractor as the work is completed. 

I don't think your form is unreasonable, maybe a little too long....I would turn some of these questions into statements.

If you deny financing unreasonably, which it will be if you turn down a standardized note, yes you'd lose your earnest money and you'll be in breach of contract.

@Sara Cunningham It sounds like PM goes for 4% to 10% in this area, so I didn't think 6% was unreasonable, but bumping it up to another % probably makes sense.

Is it unreasonable to say they cant have that in the back yard, I did said say they can have access to the back yard but didn't expect them to "take it over"...

Property owners in the area would also have a greater incentive to apply pressure if something was not kept up with this knowledge as well.This has all assumed that I would be able to aquire all these properties in order to bring about the positive change in the neighborhood. 2-3 property owners that don't care to sell or want to leverage an unreasonable price or are satisfied with the cashflow from a deteriorating property ciuld cause big problems.Then once owning the properties yiu carry this risk as others have mentioned of weather related issues.

If I hear "mmm" they gone, if I hear an unreasonable questions back- gone.

Looks like there’s a clear verdict here and that I’m not unreasonable.  

You are simply a landlord trying his best to create decent, livable space and make a fair profit, while trying to be reasonable with sometimes, unreasonable people.