@Mark Updegraff Congrats on the success in the area, I recognize some of the names from the area here from other conversations I have had in the past.

So used to links being recognized in emails.

(I recognize the crew cut ;)

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We recognize it.Here's our idea...Purchase the single family home for 320k (today's as-is value is around 400k based on CMA) and finance the 20%, 256k.Take 275 of the 320 to pay off Party A.

Several threads have addressed how do you recognize a motivated seller.

It is important to recognize that discrimination is something that we all do.

I do a good job of maintaining the properties and 3 of them were vacant and dilapidated when I bought them and I think people in the neighborhood recognize the improvements.  

How can I have my own contract so I can make offers using a standard one recognized by realtors?

Plenty of them out there, but you'll have to network to find them, they wont be with any name you recognize.