Now, someone told me that I could create an Operating Agreement detailing the arrangement with the contractor, the idea being to give the contractor confidence that everything is on the up and up, and he is adequately protected.  

What can be added to a Purchase of Sale and Contact agreement to protect me if for some reason I was unable to find a buyer within an ample amount time?

Automatic tow contracts can cause you more headaches and are not customer friendly, so try to avoid those.The more people that live in close proximity to one another, the more the potential for drama.

To answer your question more directly, the front door, the foyer, the front yard, kitchen cabinets, appliances, bathroom appearances, custom closets.  

S-Corps give you a way bigger tax advantage over and LLC but the LLC to me gives me the best liability protection, flexibility and less paperwork than an S-corp.

@Al FernandezI don t think it is the state trying to protect just any lien claimant. 

So I can call customer service and in 3 minutes get a complete verbal date down on the phone.. it helps in real time when your working foreclosure stuff.Also any agent can call customer service and get copy of last recorded deed the tax info zoning etc.. sent over in a matter of minutes... out east when its kind of backwards form what I have experienced were you open an order and they don't order title to the end as you have to actually pay an abstractor to go to the courthouse I guess and physically pull data... so this leads to title issues at the end of the transaction were out here we have title within as I said 72 hours max of opening the order so you know up front if you have an issue and you have the whole contract period to work on it if need be.

The good ones, that want to better their education, strive to provide a good service for their customers, and operate morally and ethically could never be compared to a "wholesaler" in my opinion. 

Buildium also has a deal with Transunion SmartMove so the full credit and background report is only $12 for customers.

Certainly it helps and I have posted in the past I wish Postlets and others can have custom built-in "questionaires" that landlords can extend in the ad to ask potential applicants such as "Is your gross monthly income at least X?"