Still, if you felt like you could trust your father in law to be a reliable contractor that was going to stick to deadlines and give you fair prices, it may be a good idea to look into just hiring him as your go to the contractor, but not much else than that.Best of luck to you, please keep me updated on your situation, would love to hear more about it.Josue

@Scott Trench I second @James Wise's question, and what's the deadline?

We are constantly chasing down information and paperwork and always against a deadline.  

As my deadline approaches, I'm getting more and more apprehensive, honestly.I tried attending a REIA event this past week, but it was all about signing up for a three day event, so any REIA meetup recommendations are welcome.I figured it was time to start engaging,Nice to meet you!

The deadline for sending the notice depends on the type of lease.

Its a SFR with a motivated seller against a nearing deadline to sell.  

I would make sure my contractor has deadlines and penalties if not met.  

The lease says if they don't give 30 days written notice before the end of the lease, it will renew for another term of 12 months.About two weeks before the end of their lease they called me to the property and told me in person they wanted out of the lease, well past the 30 day deadline.

I called the seller on this house and found out I was 90 minutes before an offer deadline, so I didn't put in an offer just then. 

The lender let the closing deadline lapse and we used the line of credit to purchase the property.