Especially as markets continue to be hot and buyers are everywhere they continue to squeeze margins tighter as the supply of properties is low and demand is high.

A middle ground to consider would be to find an experienced and well respected builder and offer a JV deal to them where you supply the property, they supply the skill, experience, labor, and materials, and you agree to a reasonable split of the profits.

Get a for sale by owner forms kit at an office supply store and then go to a title company with your tenant/buyer to open escrow.

The lender did get back to me and told me that there would be a 45 day seasoning requirement for the funds supplied by my partner, but they wouldn't be able to title the property to the LLC.  

It's $40 per month, and if you raise your rent by that amount, essentially the tenant is paying for the warranty.If anything needs repair, with the $75 service fee, you still win.Without warranty, Plumbing and hvac repairs usually cost $160-$$arm and $$leg.In my own 20-year-old home, I do not have Home warranty, and recently had to pay out of pocket for a copper water supply line leak, where they had to cut open the wall. $800.

A growing number of buyers are bidding on a tight supply of homes.

Would anyone be able to supply me with a standard contract to use?

REI at a very basic level is about supply and demand.

Some counties supply the raw data which is helpful if you are technically savvy since sometimes the data sets are quite large.

The supply in my county is 2 months and the real deals are drying up fast.