If I need any of them to do anything extra for me, I just work out a payment for that one thing and pay them by action.

If you own 25% or more of any LLC you are required to register with a FINCEN ID for beneficial ownership by January 1st or you could be subject to $500 per day fines.Have you taken care of business?

Seller would be open to creative financing since house needs foundation work.Asking 300kFoundation Repairs- $40k ( could be way less) ARV- $385 to 400k

I will explore the refi avenue to access the equity.

What are you trying to accomplish, and what have you tried so far?

If you are nearby, if you have ever been a pizza delivery person, maybe deliver a pizza to the wrong house that may or may not be the one being foreclosed on so atleast you can see inside a small portion. we used to just go knock on the door some folks would actually let you look around.

For people that want to close and make it pretty/official/permitted/etc once they are owners, the question is "what is the cheapest way we can get this to pass an appraisal without the appraiser calling for a licensed/bonded/professional/whatever to fix things prior to closing?"

Michael,   A good book to purchase is "Professional Real Estate Development: The ULI guide to Business.   

Looking to invest with Praxis, but wanting to compare their current offering with a couple more. 

I am looking to network and build a strong business relationship with a local real estate agent.