I'm looking to rehab a 2 family property that is free and clear of mortgage. 

It is clear he is doing this on purpose.

I am going to try to make these questions as clear and understandable as possible, so here we go.

We've had good luck with Clear Title who I believe can do all of those types of transactions.

I've seen auctions on auction.com that doesn't require all cash up front and the liens are supposed to be cleared around this time.

I do have one thing that my "cautious mind" keeps wanting to clear out.I'm looking for a contract I can use that's legal that will allow me to send to agents, or a FSBO that keeps me safe in a wholesale deal and allows me to transfer it to someone else.

Fees should be clearly stated, easy to understand, and justifiable.

It seems this may be a difficult expense to estimate given that it is not entirely clear what will be included in a property's "repair and maintenance costs", but maybe some of you have a rule of thumb or method to help you estimate these expenses? 

I might just have to cut my losses.

He clearly has trust that I can perform, we’ve done over $1.5m in deals together, he just ultimately doesn’t want the properties and loan “in his name” when all the dust settles.