The door on the left and ramp were added as a necessity obviously, but they will turn off 95% of buyers.

For engineering, I don't think local is a necessity, as long as the drafter can reach him over phone, only his stamp is needed.

And it saves the environment.The environmental piece always comes last in a business setting or transaction, but it helps nonetheless and as time goes on we'll sure need to give it more priority out of necessity of the planet.

Of course this may differ state-to-state, but those are my general thoughts here in FL.From there it can get significantly more complicated depending on your family situation, net worth, necessity for tax planning, entity structures, etc.  

A wholesaler who intends to double close will indeed be purchasing the property from the selling institution, and as such, will need to have the funds to complete that transaction.Therefore, the buyer should have the same proof of funds that any REO purchaser would have; the addition of a second contract to the end-buyer has no influence on the necessity of the wholesaler to have proof of funds...and those funds...available.As for simultaneous closes, that's a different story, and I don't know enough to support a claim of legality nor illegality for those types of transactions.

Having a realtor on your team is a necessity; they can find you more deals, owners are usually more comfortable speaking with a licensed professional about the sale of their home, and that means more deals for you.

I don't think it's ever a necessity to match brands (except for the faux stainless, because it looks different from one manufacturer to the next) - just match the colors wherever possible.

Initially you will be able to take care of all the necessities but keep your ears open regarding quality property managers.

The investor gets excited at possibly getting 20k or 30k off a flip which I understand would motivate them.If a broker/agent does such a thing they do it out of necessity because I think if they possessed other skills they wouldn't run themselves ragged doing that.3 commercial deals at 100k commission apiece in a year or 200 residential transactions at 1,500 commission for 300k commission.

Instead of requiring two month's security deposit (and believe me, family or not, this was a total necessity), I required one month security deposit, and last month's rent.