A couple of times the buyer Insisted on seeing either an email or a signed counter offer from the seller.....that never went well, my clients never did the signed counter offer, but one sent an email telling them I was doing exactly what they wanted, and don’t bother them again.When and if you come to an agreement, then modify your offer accordingly, sign and submit.

Quan, Amanda Han is exactly what you are looking for. ahan (at) keystonecpa (dot) com. 90% of her clients are RE investors. 

If a client does this to me Ill put a cushion upfront on the next job instead of bidding as tight as possible expecting them to understand if something comes up during work.Would you have approved original job if it was 400 more?

I had a client one time where bank waived 70k in fees just to win the loan because they wanted the relationship of someone with 9 figures of wealth.This person it could be they control 1 billion of assets but are not a billionaire.

@Christina LaBorde Doug StutzmanCertified Public AccountantChartered Global Management AccountantMauldin CPA's, PLLCDoug does a wonderful job for multiple clients of ours.

@Matt Dabek Been in this situation dozens of times for clients and my personal investing here in Connecticut in what is probably the same market you operate in.

There’s a lot to consider, but I and many of my clients got started the exact same way-househacking a property. 

Hey @Pete BroomI generally will have my clients purchase a property in their own names, giving them the benefit of all their normal financing options. 

As for the Baby Daddy as you refer to him, there will be a law, (in my lease I use 5 days) as to how many consecutive nights your client can have a guess.

I'd say I don't have enough experience to know if this is a situation that would be favoring him and his client (which could be his buddy who knows).