Basically you use a split the difference on your pre-determined max bid.

Nothing different than if you were leasing the property to a tenant...and the tenant pays rent to the seller.The Option is a contract that gives the buyer the "right" to buy the property in the future for a pre-determined price. 

Even if you lower your price to a predetermined minimum (don’t want to go too low or you increase the risk of attracting the wrong kind of guests) — if your property gets booked at the lowered price that is still that much more money you make vs the $0 you would’ve made if vacant.

Schedule a job walk at the project site with your architect present, at a predetermined time and date. 

An Option to Purchase gives you a contractual right to purchase property at a pre-determined price and future date.  

Well Don, it depends on the desirability of the asset to other possible buyers (As guessed at by me), as well as if the offer is predetermined to be a lowball offer.Some sellers do not have a lot of ability to go down much and a plethora of buyers may drive the price up above what I think it should sell for . 

RUBS is a utility billing method that allocates 100% of your property's utility bill to the residents based on an occupant factor, square footage or a combination of both, less a predetermined percentage (determined by you, the owner) of a common area allowance.Hope this helps, GL! 

Then after getting the loan and financing, the seller could be bought out at a predetermined buy out price (maybe after the property is capped out and refinanced. 

This would disqualify the deal by all lenders I know including myself.If this deal is as good as you believe (I look at land all day long that is worth less than 25% of an old appraisal) it may be possible to take on an equity partner, with a buyout provision whereby you can buy out his interest at a pre determined price within a set period of time.

The mats are a predetermined shape you have to work into your room.