I'm wondering how this process works from the agent's perspective:1) Does the agent hire a licensed home inspector to come vet the property? 

These perspectives are interesting.

From the seller's perspective, it's still in their best interest to see the deal through with you - even if you have to delay a little bit longer than the extra 2 weeks they just gave you.Good luck!

My experience is limited from the perspective of a commercial real estate owner.

I appreciate the alternate perspective and generally agree with the sentiment.

This is actually my first ground-up and "high end" flip under my name so I have some things I need to work out and need some perspective on:1) Tax-wise, what is the possibility that I could get away from not being classified as a "dealer" given its my first flip?!?!  

From a modelling perspective what are the typical seller costs (fixed or % of sale price) that you model for closing costs on small, 10 - 20 door properties?

I think hearing your perspective on this has helped me to make a better decision on investing in this property

Maybe with a commercial lender but from a conventional loan perspective, I am finding "relationships" to be less and less important.

From my perspective, my competitive advantage of being able to do rehabs myself has been removed with my move to California.