. - joint venture or private loan it out while you gather more money or weigh your options. - buy a solid single family home in an appreciating area like Tampa.

Get a lawyer to clear the title and if those taxes haven't been paid yet, pay them immediately if you don't want to lose that house. 

I would rather make 0% interest instead of way over paying with a premium bidding state where I lose $$$ every time there is a redemption. 

I don't want to lose a deal waiting for an appraiser! 

Second, all I have at risk of losing if I walk away from the deal is the cost of inspection and appraisal. 

I would like to add that this venture is not going to be profitable for the first couple of tries.

If I chose to push it, he could not only lose the sale but he could be subject to an ethics violation.

You pick some scenario that most people won't qualify for, advertise that, knowing you will lose money on that minority of transactions, and jack up the pricing on the commodity stuff that normal people actually qualify for, to make up for it. 

Zillow is closing down their offers program following loses in the third quarter of 2021 of $380 million.

In fact, if you have an owner that owns the property in their personal name and quit claims it to their LLC and they are the sole owner they will still lose their permit.