Unfortunately it didn’t work out that way, and we are under contract for $1850 with another plumber to complete the work all the way through the trim phase of the project.With all of what was going on Ben and I did not make it a priority to circle back and resolve the item on XXX E 16th St.

The buyer's agent wants us to sign the home sales contract first, and then work out the details of the leaseback agreement later as an addendum.

You might think you know what you and the soon-to-be ex will work out, but a judge could overrule that if they wished. 

In another state the ratios work out.

They use appraisers that screw a deal by way under-valuing a property.I've found a couple decent ones lately...but only time will tell if they actually work out.

We had to buy a distressed property to make the numbers work out here.

Are they more trouble than worth or can the numbers still work out?

You just need to work out the details.

@Marky Suazo, we've been looking for a few months now and noticed that 3-4 family homes are hard to come by as it seems inventory are majority duplexes however that is what we're looking for as the numbers work out better with the extra unit.  

This is not to say, don't have backup plans if plan A doesn't work out, but rather to keep your focus on plan A UNTIL it doesn't work out.