Are you thinking of putting sparkly hearts on the document to demonstrate your creativity, is your pain point the down payment and you're trying to navigate that with seller financing, is the issue that the in-place tenants aren't paying rent? 

BEFORE taxes and insurance, probably common utilities and maybe an employee or two?

.”* Some kind of joint venture or common interest development.

Three thoughts related to the issues mentioned on this thread:- demand for quality CPAs, especially specializing in real estate, is higher than their/our capacity- in my firm, all first-year clients get an extension- collecting 100% fee upfront is fairly common in tax firmsYou may want to find this old thread interesting: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1042619-strai... 

I have an investment property with 2 units but only 2 meters, so the common area utilities are tied into the first floor.

Hey all,Seems like we're not the only ones having issues finding tenants.

Verify if there are any outstanding violations or issues that need to be addressed.Financial Analysis: Review the property's financial records, including income statements, expense reports, tax assessments, and utility bills.

Any contractor you get I'd recommend giving them the notice from the City so they can chase down the issues and/or see what all is needed from the City.

To help with you issue of cash flow, consider the idea of financing your rehab budget with your hard money lender.

North Glendale near the ASU campus is less expensive & OK, south Glendale had issues with crime and a serial shooter with in the last couple of years (I had family and friends at both ASU campuses).