Also, would you still have the same rights i.e. inspections, contingency period, title search for liens etc.

Whatever you think your cash reserves / contingency needs to be, double it.

Offer $250 with a financing contingency, lender's appraisal may surprise both of you (i.e. lower)if they appraise at $200k and lend 75% would you come up with extra cash to close?

The renovation costs may include a contingency reserve and renovation-related costs.Contingency Reserves: Contingency reserves 10 % required for any unforeseen cost overruns that may occur during construction.Unused contingency reserves that were financed into the loan will be applied to the principal balance of the loan.

Hi BP friends,I applied for a HELOC on my investment property, and I'd like to use it as contingency fund when I need to invest in another investment property in future.

And even with the CRE loans I manage, none of them go out further than 7 years; average is probably 5 years with extension options to 7 contingent upon meeting extension hurdles (DSCR, D/Y).

It seems a lot of the wholesaler I run into do not allow inspection contingency.

You can, and if you include certain contingencies, you can back out of any of them depending on the responses you get from the sellers.

And with all investing you need to map out contingencies for the best-case and worst-case-scenarios of what things could be.

Verify utilities are split prior to purchase - there was only one gas meter.Add more contingency reserves for rehab budgeting (10% buffer) Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?