It's usually better to earn $200 less a month for one year than to sit vacant for two months, particularly in the winter.Consider a bigger drop for a 6-month lease to get through winter, then increase rent or find a new renter in the spring when competition is hotter.

Find a real estate attorney in your area, ask them to draft a contract for you, if that's what you want. 

Well anyone can write anything into a contract, but whether it is legal and enforceable is for the courts to decide...It is State law here that a contractor must call 811 or they are liable for the costs.

Once you go under contract, (here in Texas) fine a title company that works fast that you can trust, even before the contract is assigned know if they work with wholesalers and how they can help you.

I am under contract for a property out in Columbus and they are one of the few property management companies I am considering going with! 

Are you in the market for contracting work, or are you doing your own projects?

How about a sales contract with contingencies but with a limit where the buyer can only terminate the contract if their find material defects exceeding a certain dollar amount.

I have two properties under contract.

This also leads owners to ASSUME simpler is better when it comes to management contracts.

Open ended contracts, particularly verbal ones, usually end badly.