I would not do work without at least having a notarized and recorded exclusive option to buy. 

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The other angle to consider here is the primary residence exclusion.

Also, I’ve been mulling around the idea of almost entirely doing NOTHING in a wholesaler type of way, both for me and my clients, and am planning on almost exclusively doing off market work with agent representation.

Is this something exclusive to first time home buyers?

So you'll either be eligible for 121 exclusion on a primary residence and pay no capital gains for up to 250k single or 500k married.

I wouldn't invest exclusively on that basis, but maybe it's one data point for your due diligence.

I used the 121 exclusion on my first investment property. 

You might qualify for an exclusion of capital gain, depending on the circumstances.

Another lender tried to run it thru automated underwriting to see if he can obtain appraisal exclusion but that failed.