Next, in the contract that YOU are now bound to, you should have an EMD deadline date, usually 3 days from the effective date (contract date) here in FL.

unless you have extensive experience in renovations, i would recommend using a GC. without one, you'll very likely make enough mistakes in the project management department to cost you way more than the 15%, plus you'll have invested lots of time and headaches into it that you can never get back. the tricky thing is finding a GC that you can really trust. you'll want to get lots of suggestions from people who have used GCs locally in the past, maybe even ask the building inspector for the town who they'd suggest, and make sure your written agreement is airtight. deadlines, fees for missed deadlines, payment schedule..

most of the auction sites have different policies concerning biding and most do not play fair Hubzu for instance extends bidding for way past the end deadline and they still reserve the right to not accept the bid  The good news many times the winning bidders fail to follow thru and the property is back on the market  It is a game rigged infavor of the sellers 

For the time BEFORE the deadline, there is a bonus for completing 2,3 or however many days early.

Several Peer Street investors seem to be on bigger pockets, so I wanted to get us all on one thread, if possible to share resources and information, make sure we comply with deadlines in the BK process, etc. 

I told him I would keep a close eye on the work at the property, and if he didn't finish the work by the contracted deadline, I would take him to court for unfinished work.

If so, your agent should track down the listing agent for # of offers and offer deadline.

I am confident this will be gone in two weeks when the first look deadline expires.

From what I understand (still learning and researching) is that those owners who apply before the March 31st deadline will be grandfathered in.

It is not actually possible for a non-commercial registered trader/consumer to trade claims in a bankruptcy, and I had not filed a claim before the deadline, (these pleadings were sealed for years), so I emailed some of the attorneys.