A lot of unknowns and if the AC has not been replaced since 1996, you can bet its due. 

The other party could hold their offer or increase their offer of unknown magnitude (over original list even).A strategy that worked for me in a Fannie multiple bid situation (use at your own risk!)

We had a client find one, listed by a (unknown) Realtor, but not on the MLS, that we obviously did not know about.

Say I got a buyer in 30 days and I could still be 60 days out from getting short sale approval for the price, how do i work it out on the purchase contract for my buyer the unknown time for approval of the short sale?

It's pretty cool knowing someone my age is traveling unknown roads as well. 

Sometime biased unknown get in our way and end up in deep situation with the Fair Housing issue.

There MAY have been a reason why there was not supposed to be a stove in that apartment for an as-yet unknown reason. 

Sometimes you have to be bold and just go for it even if it’s scary and unknown to you .

I was implying that all the pipe under the wall was unknown to me.

The problems with using this setup in the instant scenario: 1) the rehab and holding costs are unknown and would have to be estimated which imo would conflict with the certifications in the DoT; and 2) the costs including recordation taxes and fees and doc prep would all come out of OP's pocket up front.