Give them the requirements up front and let them know the fee will not be refunded, under any circumstances.

It also cover your estate, for example, if something horrible were to happen to you in the middle of the deal, and under which circumstances your "assigns" may not be able to act ('cause you're no longer around to assign it)... but your successors would be able to complete the assignment and/or transaction themselves had you not left direction.  

It could just be an intestate estate (no will).Any time obtaining third party approval is required, a sale will be more difficult than one without such a restriction... but how much more depends on the circumstances.

You cannot 1031 a flip under most circumstances.

Those may only be people who are single, or hsve other circumstances, but it still intrigues my curiosity.So here I am, a husband with a wife and a toddler and we spend about $180 per week between Walmart and Aldis.

While it's a bit of a sales pitch for his newsletter, I like that he makes use of data from his 5 "vital signs" (Existing home sales, New home building permits, Mortgage loan defaults, Foreclosure sales, Interest rates)  to quantify trends rather than relying on the media and gut feeling to gauge the state of the market.Narrowing down to 5 indicators is maybe an over-simplification, since circumstances will vary in every market, but I like the idea of being able to chart some key indicators and make discussions of where the market might be heading more tangible and less emotional.Is this type of analysis a worthwhile part of a real estate investor's toolkit?

Just wanted to hear or see some examples of contracts you all have used in similar circumstances.

Without doing that, you'll probably be working at a disadvantage from the competition and will find deals through sheer coincidence or circumstance.

I would take it under the right circumstances.

While rehab expenses incurred to the rental after it is ready to be rented are either expensed/capitalized depending on facts/circumstances.