However, by the time the appraisal is released the buyer is typically into the property for at least a few hundred dollars.  

If the borrower fails to reinstate or payoff, you can go all the way to the foreclosure sale.

Great episode.Bryce talked about using an Agreement of Sale strategy, in order to hold properties from being sold or even looked at by other buyers, while he does his due diligence.

He does give a lot of actionable advice, but his sales content does need to be changed a bit based on the industry you're in and the buyer type.Re: his syndications and Reg A fund, I would only be concerned with how the assets will do in the long run, since he seems to be focused on owning the nicest property in the neighborhood.

I've got a tenant-buyer on a lease-option exit strategy for an SFR in Spokane Valley, Washington.  

Neighbors are nice, nothing gets stolen or broken, you sell your spec pre construction, you own the land, you can fund your own construction, get a C.O. in 90 days or less and close with your buyer the same day, no warranty calls ever! 

My earnest money is still being held by title company and I have $$$ invested in buyer expenses. 

I told him I'd send the title company a huge wire of non refundable EM if he let me be a backup at my price in case his buyer flaked. 

I make sure my contract says, "end-buyer" pays for all closing costs.

The building would be open to so many more buyers as our market is full of people looking to invest in smaller multi families who can't quite swing the commercial financing yet... such as myself.