Anything special that needs to be done to make sure this is all legit?  

Jeremy K.Study potential partners, connect the dots and see if they are legit.  

Siding work - ABC seamless (expensive, but totally legit, and do excellent work)Flooring - Tony's Flooring ( he does carpet, laminate, and vinyl installs)Attic insulation and weatherization in general - Alascoroofing - Earhart roofingPaving - 1-800-asphalt

There are legit licensed/insured contractors on there that are just slow and there is everything else.

On the other hand, if you're targeting a short hold to sell out to a developer who's gong to scrape the entire block for a TOD, that could be a legit strategy as well.

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Just make sure to verify that the intermediary is legit.

This way its legit however nothing can keep you from having a good or bad experience and you will just have to find that out.

Many of the contractors I worked with in the past had payment schedules in their contracts which were fair and it was a simple process of inspecting the work completed to make sure it was done before cutting a check.Now that I am a contractor as well, it is much more simple for me as I only need to worry about my subcontractor contracts.Lastly, the contractor that walked on you, report him to the state contractors board if you gave a legit argument.

. :-)So yes, especially in a hot market, final & best is a legit tactic - but there is another option.Submit your highest & best, even if it's the same number, but include an escalation clause:"Buyer will increase his offer to exceed any bonafide, good faith offer by $1,000 to a maximum price of $XXX,XXX.