As Tony Indicated, how is the loss valued is important.  

Our accountant has indicated to us we will have to have a different set of books for each LLC's, is this the only answer? 

As I'm sure you've seen, and as literally indicated by the impressive appreciation of your homes, Leander and those surrounding suburbs are quite hot. 

I would ensure that the purchase and sale agreement indicates that the property must be clear of the previous owner and broom swept clean prior to closing.

It's more an indication of how serious you are about the offer.Read the contract about if and when the Earnest Money is refunded/returned.

They indicated that the market is red-hot, there is very little inventory in our area, and houses are selling in a day or two (I already knew all this), They also indicated their commission rate is 5%.

It's called the DISCERN method.Demographic GroupIncomeSchoolsCrimeExpansion (Population & Income Growth)RentNeighborhood (indicator stores along with general research on business in target area)She wrote a great article about it here https://www.vestmap.com/discer...The Vestmap website makes it super easy to find this info, or you can look for publically available data and just go down the DISCERN list.

A margin call refers specifically to a broker's demand that an investor deposit additional money or securities into the account so that it is brought up to the minimum value, known as the maintenance margin.A margin call is usually an indicator that one or more of the securities held in the margin account has decreased in value.

Using 2 GCs SOW will give me a good indication of how much repairs will be.

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