In my mind, the agreement would look loosely like this: The option buyer pays an upfront fee to the option seller, giving the buyer a right to buy the property at any time between now and a certain date in the future, for a set price.

Just so you’re aware, it can take up to 3-4 weeks to obtain your notice of decision after the ZBA hearing and the 30 day appeal period doesn’t begin until the notice of decision is issued so you can easily wait 60 days from the date of your hearing to receive a copy of your zoning permit. 

It gave me the confidence, support and knowledge to move forward with the REI career.Also, one year to the date, I was able to acquire (3) investment properties.

You've already indicated that you have a court date.

I live in New Jersey and recently purchased a duplex in Columbus, Ohio, with my realtor managing everything remotely, including inspections and virtual tours.

Second, the prospect stated on the application they lived in the property for 4 year, but the tenant rent ledger that was provided stated a move-in date of last year 2023 of October and for some reason doesn't have the name of the management company, and the ledger looked like it was created using Microsoft Word.

Buying from a wholesaler with only two properties under your belt could be a real problem as their ARV is always too high and repair costs too low, depending on how much you know to date.

I'm assuming it mentions a set closing date.

The buyer requested a transfer from his job to the city where the house is but now the job wants him to start work next week, I told him we can probably let him and his family occupy the property prior to the closing date.  

Most of our rentals have desired move in dates of just 2 weeks out.