@Blake Choisnet I have a doc that explains an option using Islamic Financing. 

You all need to go after motivated sellers, not just off-market sellers.FSBO are all about offmarket, but most of the time FSBO want market value.So to answer your question, and to be more helpful and of value than you think...here is what you need to do.Distinguish off market sellers, from motivated off market sellers, because this distinction in your marketing efforts will make ALL the difference when it comes to  results.Then reverse engineer your strategy based on the behavior and distinction of those motivated off market sellers.So if you understand what I am saying here... your question about "templates" is wrong.It is not about where do you find templates for off-market deals... your question should be, where do you find  motivated seller off market deals... because when you know where they are.. you don't need no stinking templates.You just need to explain how the process works and the result...well:If I had a mic, I would drop it right about now.Good luck my handsome feller!

Can you further explain what you said?   

Can you imagine me trying to explain I need 30 afci/gfci breakers at $68 a pop, or an ERV & They bring me some Chinese junk from Amazon.Some trunk slammer bought boxes of duplex receptacles & the polarity was reversed on the screws!

@Dan DeGroff - I think you can probably do this as a primary residence since the scenario makes sense (e.g. you travel to Aspen for work during ski season), however, there are some major red flags here that you will need to explain and support during underwriting (e.g.

But here's the real conundrum here, and no one has been able to ever explain it to my satisfaction.'

Explain the situation and see if they’re willing to extend terms or provide additional funds to complete the renovation.

But that set aside, my point is not to define shortage (it is what it is, lack of supply), rather to explain WHY it exists.

You need to understand what that means and I always explain that to tenants especially unmarried ones. 

It is possible in theory, as Account Closed explained, but is very complicated and thus expensive to implement.