Make sure it's dated and have your agent take a picture of it on the door.Then have your agent hire a locksmith to be at the property on the stated date with any necessary contractor.

I too got caught up with a very Rich Taiwanese investor and a RE developer in the states..

One of my contractors.

They’re often well-connected to contractors and property managers who know the drill for moderate rehabs in that area.

I would suggest building your CORE 4 which consists of a great realtor, contractor, property manager, and attorney after you choose where to invest in.

Even if the property owner LLC is named as a co-defendant for construction related liability if you implement the steps I mentioned in my earlier post,  in most instances construction related liability can be deflected to Builder or responsible sub contractors. 

Focus on building a network of contractors for repairs, set clear boundaries for house hacking, and take advantage of tax benefits.

It seems reasonable, but be sure that only your contractor is handling any of the work.

Meanwhile, in the 4 years in limbo massive redevelopment was occurring in the area, and we were offered an amount equal to our investment plus a reasonable profit by a developer.   

Architecture did a design and well respected contractor estimated the buildout of 4 plex would be an additional ~800k for total project cost of ~1M. it would be ~1.2M for the 7 plex.