Did you have an inspection contingency in your contract?

Get a contract you plan to use and make sure you understand every word it says and always, always include a contingency clause in your purchase contract to allow time to flip the property to a rehabber. 

The only contingency there is that a Soldier that has ETS'd must have a honorable discharge. 

Or should we put in an offer contingent on feasibility of utilities?

multiple offers on the same day are arriving as I'm not a slum-lord and the property shows very well.The inspection walk-thru is easy and I don't get dumb contingencies like "on approval of the unit interior color scheme and window coverings"

I left inspection contingency and attorney review.The agent wants EMD.

Make sure you put in an extra 10 to 15% contingency budget for unknowns the contractor couldn't see.Add in your expected resale costs from selling such as buyer closing costs you pay for and agent commissions and legal fees etc.A site to look at it 123flip . com    It's Jason Scott's site a member on here and it has line by line cost examples for each project you can look at.    

Gonna echo @Dan Chapman here, if I could find a duplex in Seattle for $200K, especially if it was in a solid area, I would waive all contingencies and pay cash.I don't even care if it's a tear-down at that point, raw land in Seattle that you can build 2, 3, or 4 units on is easily worth $200K in a decent neighborhood.

Ask the sellers but rely on the title.Keep your finance and appraisal contingencies out there as long as possible.

Greetings BP Fam, Motivated seller wants a contingency cash contract for bankruptcy court.