The market does offer lower priced investment opportunities and higher cashflow returns, with ongoing revitalization projects like the DORA boosting appreciation potential.

You can determine if the cost segregation study makes sense by speaking with your accountant and many cost segregation professionals offer a free analysis.

We not only offered them a better comp package, but we offered them the opportunity to work for people who knew real estate investing as investors, not just as lenders. 

I will keep that in mind when discussing the offer

There are a lot more things that occur as part of the contract that would be included including valuations for each parcel, specific tax consequences, proffers offered to the city etc. 

According to Realtor.com, EMD is typically between 1% and 2% of the total home price and is money you pay as a show of good faith when you make an offer on a house.But, it’s not an added expense.

Of course there was offers to register for more courses and mentoring  and various up sells, but you will find that at any seminar. 

I'm just going to offer my opinion on Arbitrage in general.

Would anyone be able to offer general advice to this approach? 

Offering a refundable fee would have to come out of your pocket.