No matter how good a Realtor is, they cannot force the other party into terms. 

I am upgrading to 200 amps and adding a third box for the common areas are required by Philadelphia code. 

In the meantime, I had disassembled the cabinet doors and laid them on that felt layer to apply the third and final coat of paint to them.  

Anyone can create a contract for a transaction in which they're a party, but my understanding is that a non-lawyer writing contracts for others constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.

Shuman  as invested a ton into the city, really nice guy, hopefully they find the parties responsible for the fire.

We have an old Victorian with a loft on the third floor.  

Des Moines is where one third of Iowans live 1M of the 3M. 

How can we structure the deal in a way that we can do the repairs ourselves without the risk of either party losing out in case the deal falls through?

Sometimes being the third low ball offer on the property is better than being the first. 

Conceivably, these siblings would either list and sell the asset to your investor (for which you receive commission #1) or you bring in a developer/syndicator.In the second scenario, siblings would partner up and contribute their equity into the formal or informal partnership and the developer/syndicator would bring experience (successful track record), and other resources including builders, design architects, engineers, and entitlement experts for zoning and building approval, depending in the scale of the project.A third choice exists whereby siblings attempt development themselves.