I would also recommend driving the area at night as what can seem like a not so bad street transforms after dark as the partying picks up and the students get  routey.  

The general interpretation is that an IRA and a disqualified party may joint venture under the conditions that: Both parties enter into the transaction jointly (not one buying interest from the other).  

If the buyers feel like they should get more money, they can do one of three things:1) re-negotiate with you to amend your original contract2) walk away from the closing table and refuse to sign (basically bringing the deal to a halt)3) suck it up and sign.I can't imagine a closing attorney would hold money back for any reason, unless he had it in writing and signatures from both parties that money was to be held back... that seems beyond me. 

The irony is that although you think "having to pay thousands of dollars" for an attorney is a bad idea, the other 2 parties clearly thought the property was worth the legal risk-- they were willing to risk their own thousands of dollars, a breach of contract, and loss of the asset over it, not to mention some sort of likely punitive damages since they were a lender and the property was REO.

I flew up to Reno once.. and had down time and lost all my money at the casino  ... and did not have cash to get my car out of the park and fly.. ( pre credit card days )  LOL.

Third parties in mortgage lending and servicing require license.  

You also have tons of new buyers who have money and/or credit who do not have full MLS access or do not get a reliable third party realtor to verify comps from these wholesalers are NOT cherry picked and do not misrepresent the values. 

We have fully licensed and insured contractors, electricians, real estate agents, and public notaries on the team as well as third party association with reputable contractors for the areas where we need to outsource. 

I then networked with other wholesalers in GA and got connected to a closing company that can do everything remotely by mailing contracts to all parties.

I'm trying to figure out, if it is truly bank owned, why is there a third party attached to it?