Our best deal to date was from simply door knocking the houses around a project we were working on that we found on MLS.  

@Brian Pulaski  in our markets that are not attorney closing states its simply not common to engage attornies in these issues.. 

If you have sufficient equity, why don’t you simply obtain a home equity line of credit?  

Simply put, the seller holds the mortgage on these properties.

Generally speaking, for FSBO, can the buyers and sellers just use the standard MLS form for the applicable state, and simply cross out parts of the contract which deal with agency, etc?

I know i got a nasty gram from the state when i proposed to do just one loan for someone.. and its next to impossible to find a guy like me NMLS licensed and state licensed to write these small loans for others.. simply no money in it..not worth the time.when most RMLO s can work on a regular bigger loan and make 5 to 15k fee.. 

I'd be looking at $10k to replace all the windows and patio doors, or nearly $15k if I keep the arch design.The other alternative is of course to simply not replacing the windows, unfortunately one of the main selling points of the house are the views and the ugly aluminum windows get in the way of that.The property itself is one of the largest in the neighborhood(3500 sqft), the closest comp is considerably smaller(2800 sqft) and not freshly renovated sold for nearly $1m last year.

My plan is hoping that they accept and that the appraisal comes down to 330k-340k and then i kindly ask the seller to cut the price.

One of my biggest fears is that I will not be able to successfully rent out my house as I will be living out of state within the year.Would it be more financially responsible to simply rent until I settle down in one location?

It's simply a matter of what you choose.