How are you writing your offers when they are funded with hard money?

You can write off everything still, its actually better if flip takes more then a year as you can make it look like a long term capital gain, need a investor friendly CPA who isn't afraid to do what gets you the lowest tax payments. 

And If we happen to get on the phone or discuss anything in person, I always re-write it in the message chain to be able to reference.What were there issues?

this is where the deals are .Ones that can bite you though are higher end homes where the previous owner strips them takes every cabinet every door every light fixture basically deconstructs the inside of the houseAnd this is how rental property will look over time in many C D markets just beat to holly heck.It's really surprising (when you first start out) how people can abuse a house and what they will actually live in....It's usually either substance abuse or just a bit nuts....or the worst is when it's both.....We should get all the veteran investors on here together and write a book. 

highlight_post=6803139&page=1#simplified-forums__discussion__replies-containerI have no reason to alert you of this danger other than honestly trying to help you avoid the trap that the rest of us fell into.FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, DO NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING MARCO OR NORADA TELLS YOU UNLESS YOU SEE IT IN WRITING AND HAVE IT VERIFIED BY YOUR LAWYER.  

All these "mentors" or "coaches" or "consultants" you see out here on notes writing books or whatever, are not teaching finance, or law, or taxation, or even personal finance, much less foreclosure law, safeguarding collateral, evictions privacy laws nor brokerage laws.

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

(With your stellar reply, you gave me courage. lol) You did a good job of writing a reply that was more realistic than simply cheerleading somebody to push themselves forward to being a guest on podcast faking it till you can make it.

As for gray areas in contracts, the courts will almost always find in favor of the party who did NOT write the lease.  

@Collin Schwartz Amazing write-up.