call the listing agent on that transaction and ask why

If you are a principal in a transaction, like a lessor, lessee, optionor, optionee, and you are transparent to the owner on your intention, that is the important thing.

Those extra days, if nothing else, will in effect draw out the process and "lengthen" your inspection period.Good luck.

The buyer has agreed to the terms and conditions but his attorney has never done a deal this way and thinks something is wrong with this transaction.

You might get the $5-10k up front as a down payment but that could be eaten up by these repairs/lost rent.In the long term you might make a few more bucks, but the risk is much higher and you have a downside to potentially have to put cash into it to get rid of it, whereas you know your downside with the wholesale deal is $0 if you don't close it.Also with the new Dodd-Frank rules in effect, make sure you understand how those might affect lease options before you jump into one - there are many well researched threads on BP addressing DF right now .

For this specific transaction, I wanted the lowest payments possible to keep cash flow as high as possible for as many months as possible, so I offered to pay all the interest in a lump sum, once per year, rather than spread out over the year.

Use an escrow or attorney for the closing and a purchase and sales agreement for the transaction.

If sold on an installment sale, the balance of the purchase price ($57K if sold at $92) will be taxed only when received at the long term capital gains tax rate in effect for the tax year in which installments are received.

(Emphasis mine) An issuer is required to consider the facts and circumstances of each purchaser and the transaction.

For those who don't know, I was a lender or guarantor in transactions so default often dictated what I was taking on.