It also means the Buyer has more "Skin" in the game than just the Earnest Money Deposit ... which means he has just that much more of a reason not to back out.

Naturally I'd also be renting the house out, but I'd like to be able to cover all costs myself to keep this plan concrete.Any thoughts?

I had an inspector state that there were two natural springs under the crawl space of one of my homes I’m selling.

So naturally, I decided to JV with another investor.Problem is, when I gave first right of purchase to my cash buyer (JV partner #2), he didn't respond until two days later which in that time I found JV partner #1 and now my buyer (JV partner #2) wants to JV with me also.It's only been about 5 days since I signed the contract with my seller so obviously I have more than enough time to market and find my own buyer (45 days).So now, what do I do if one or both of my JV partners finds a cash buyer for my deal?

However, the other common promoters of these types of investments are institutional in nature and have both the legal counsel and likely the license to be able to weather the storm if the nature of note is contested.  

But if you are dealing in straight option contracts in Texas, keep in mind the options can't exceed 180 days or they become executory in nature and fall under a whole different set of rules. 

It would help if there's a specific feature in the area (wineries, a natural or historical landmark, etc.).

First of all, in a C-Corp, all income is taxed at the same rate regardless of the nature of the income.  

But that was pre-BP, otherwise we would have house hacked; regardless, this is pretty much the only skin I could have in the game at this point.

It's our nature to forget about the history.