Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

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

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

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

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. 

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. 

Meanwhile, the sellers who are most likely to offer creative financing are normally the owners of  real estate that have issues.....condition.....low barrier/over supply market......or perhaps pricing issue, and one of these factors is why its not marketable in a arms length transaction and why creative financing would be accepted.

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.

I will keep that in mind when discussing the offer

Happy to answer any questions or offer advice if a need arises.