Texas is a verbal contract state...so even if you simply said it over the phone the applicant could pursue civil action and attempt to force compliance to the agreement.2.

@Jay Elvin I'm not in your area, but I would double check that they are licensed realtors if required by your state for leasing activity and look over their contract for any red flags.

So if I get this house I am looking at under contract and the owner lives there, how do I go about doing a showing with an end buyer?

So I just had a call from my plumber,  I asked him to go check out a water leak on a home that I am selling under contract. 

I appreciate the time and feedback as we have the property under contract (about 1.5 weeks now) and we're trying to make the final call on whether or not to proceed. 1.

Im trying to get my ducks in a row to buy them at auction with bank financing but would rather try to buy them or get them under contract before the auction and buy them from the current owner.

Example: Property goes under contract with distressed owner /=/ property gets marketed to cash buyers /=/ another wholesaler comes along interested in the property with a cash buyer in hand ready to buy /=/ contract gets assigned to secondary wholesaler /=/ wholesaler assigns to end buyer and closes within the contracted time frame of the original owner to wholesalers contract.

You should find a buyer first that way you know what you are looking for and don't get something under contract that you can't wholesale

Sometimes there's a period of time only for owner occupied buyers and after that if it doesn't go under contract, the home opens up to investor bids.

How do i know what is the most i can offer to win the contract, so that the buyer and I can turn a good profit?