Currently I am a business consultant and would like to do flipping on the side.

I am a Real Estate Technology Consultant for Showing Suite in San Diego, California.We talk with a lot of REALTORS and part of our sales pitch is that a price reduction is the quickest way to get a home sold.

It can be staged as a "consulting" fee or whatever you want to call it, if you can prove to both sides that you bring value by bringing two parties together then you can certainly ask for a percentage of the deal (albeit likely a small percentage).

I work for a very large management consulting firm, and policies at this level are not part of the modeling or business plan stages.You won't need anything more than a standard lease modified to address your specific preferences until you start to really scale.So if I were you I would finish up your business plan and then buy a property.

I currently owe $185,000 on my home and have recently consulted with a Realtor to list my home after the snow clears, which should be in 3-4 weeks (late February 2014).

I consulted on a product to assist hedge funds and other large investors to manage their large rental portfolios when they were buying "books by the yard."

Daniel, If you are looking to provide a buyer or tenant "some kind of proof that the mold has been taken care of" you're going to (IMHO) have to hire an outside consultant or contractor.

There are a lot of scammers out there, good honest agents, brokers, consultants, etc. representing funders do not and cannot charge or accept up front fees.  

:-)You would have consulted with your Real Estate attorney to draft up your new lease before doing anything.

As Bryan mentioned, consulting with a civil engineer is probably a good first move.