If it’s very necessary for me to narrow down the terms, a deal could look like this…Last January I had this property under contract for 600,000 as is, I ended up backing out of the sale because selling is not really what I want to do.

Think contract nurses.  

He will own 1/2 of about 4M in real estate after 2 years and is already under contract on 2 more developable projects.

I have not had that happen, but natural gas is a lot more reliable than power. 

There is a huge gain probably in a more efficient gas system then oil so they are already getting some cost savings. 

most contracts your 5k is your liquidated damages in most contracts. .. so snag that fire the agent and find another buyer if 13k is that important to you.. for sure not worth hiring an attorney for. 

Renegotiating some utility contracts (garbage and removing some on site office paid internet/phone bills) 5.

In 2021 and early 2022 most properties in my market were going under contract within 4-5 days, with offers 20k-30k over asking.

That process has direct lender involvement.Where the challenge lies, is when unsophisticated "investors" with no experience, no money and no reserves use creative financing (often called wrap, subto, lease option, seller financing, land contract) to purchase properties and along the way there is a "hiccup".

using a TREC 1-4 contract so hard to scam there.