If it does not appraise and you fall oout of contract...it is your benefit not to ever receive the the appraisal as you may possibly need to produce it to the next buyer as a disclosure depending on local law and customs.

I also mail custom letters on high end stationary sealed with hot wax and my emblem every time a listing expires in my community offering a free certified appraisal which I do myself and present to them at the listing appointment.

It's a lot of effort to pay below retail or cheaper than HD like you are saying, and we usually just don't have the time to go through places like BMO and Stardust, but I've used both in the past.We have an HD commercial account which gives us no interest for 60 day payment terms, we also are in the AZREIA 2% rebate remodeler program, and make sure to send all your items through the pro dest at the bid room at HD, for you anything 2k and over should qualify for some decent discounts.Some other places we use that are good and affordable for specific items:Desert Liquidators LLC- Good for flooring, cabinets, etcDiamond Kitchen and Bath- They have in stock Glenwood models and White Shakers that are good prices and are modular.Lee's Counter Tops- Only reliable vendor we've found for formica/laminate topsWindow Depot- Our go to for in stock and custom order double pane aluminum and vinyl windows that are cheap and good quality for investment property.

However two of our early projects involved the navigation of 3D environments {they were all wireframe or semi-opaque surfaces in those days (late 80's, early 90's) as the hardware horsepower was not there to overlay onto a generated video stream or a live feed} one being ocean floor mapping data and the second remote operation of robotics within the reactor chambers in nuclear power plants.

Finding a guy that will make your project his priority is tough when he knows he will have to pass up work from his other repeat customers.

While not a total first in that I enjoy drawing the plans for many of the projects we do, this was by far the LARGEST custom home my team and I have imagineered up to this point.Framing went pretty fast, which helped make up for LOTS of lost time in the Roswell Permitting department and our FEEBLE first attempt at lot development. 

I have worked in sales, marketing, and customer service and I have always wanted to get into the real estate business, so I finally made the leap three months ago.  

I'm starting up a wireless internet provider company and I'm thinking about partnering with building owners to get access to their facilities and tenants.The idea is that the building owner is in a great position to help promote my services and I can provide them with a new revenue stream.The benefit to the building owner is new monthly revenue increasing their NOI.The benefit to their tenants is significantly better internet service.The benefit to my company is lower customer acquisition costs and having someone else help push tenants towards my service.I'm new to the real estate industry and looking to understand the following:- Is this type of partnership currently being done for Internet or other tenant services?

No need for a custom contract with all kinds of weasel language that the court might throw out.

It's difficult to navigate through this law and hence why some long term investors I know have issue with the city.