I guess as far as risk mitigation goes, I'm trying to learn as much as possible while reducing the likelihood of hitting an insurmountable roadblock.

Knowledge is the greatest mitigator of risk in real estate investment, and that knowledge typically means local. 

BUT, there are ways for you to mitigate the risk. 

I was just trying to figure out how to mitigate the risk on this property because we don't like it for a straight up flip exit.

When buying from a wholesaler Are there any unique risks and if so how can I mitigate them?

It's important to strike a balance between managing expenses and ensuring adequate risk mitigation.

Is there a way to remove or mitigate the sole discretion language that allows them to remove the sign or stop/lower rent?

Risk doesn't necessarily mean you deny them; you can often mitigate risk with additional deposit or other conditions.

Although lending has its own set of skills one needs to make sure they dont take loss's anyone who has been lending and doing deals for any amount of time will take a loss in the lending game its all about mitigating that..

Christina Wang hired us to perform water damage mitigation on a holiday weekend at the rate of $200/hr (see attached) for her client, and to complete the restoration for her client urgently.