Look for "Salem Round Table."

There's an OC BP meetup the third Wednesday of every month at the Round Table Pizza in Lake Forest.

To get the answer you need to know the comparable sales, the mortgage balance and other encumbrances attached to the property.Add - Subtract - Total = Equity  (sort of)Some basic questions:How fast do you want to get to the settlement table?

I would keep networking with other investors on Bigger Pockets, since you don't have the cash let the other investors know that you could bring the deals to the table.

That building is now off the table. 

I have signed up for about a half dozen wholesaler email lists, many of which have tables set up at our meetings to advertise the latest deals.As I understand, many of the wholesalers formed a co-op of sorts and allow each other to market each others properties.

( $40MM [sales volume] x 1.5% [your commission] = $600k x 90% [your split with broker] = $540k [gross commission] - $40k [marketing & expenses] = $500k [total compensation for 80 list side sales] )You'd definitely be leaving a boatload of cash on the table going down to 5% or 4.5% and paying the buyer's agent 3% but I'd also look at it from a standpoint of building a great relationship with a developer, getting your own brand out there for future business and building a name for yourself, and generating referrals from the relationships you'll make via this particular venture.

I have rented to attorneys and they generally try to do things right knowing their reputation is on the line and they don't want to be on that side of the table befor a judge (he will be held to a higher standard).  

Be polite and ask them how they would resolve the issue in order to get to the closing table.  

Here is my cheat sheet hope it helps:  1)Go to Philly Code and look up the rulesa.http://www.amlegal.com/library/pa/philadelphia.shtmlb.View codec.Click Mored.Expand title 14 (Zoning) e.Expand Use Regulationsf.Expand Use Tablesg.Click Residential h.Go down to Tables and find yoursi.Then read applicable notes2)See if an Overlay appliesa.http://www.phila.gov/Map?