If the tenants are more spread out they are probably more likely to get along.

I haven't seen any spread (ARV-PP) go as far as 250k but I have seen a couple of 200k.

Great spread sheet. 

You may think they are getting excited, but what is actually happening is they are questioning (a) do you really have firm plans in place, and (b) are you over committing and spreading your resources too thin.

So I'm sure I'd rather make offers to distressed sellers, get a spread that makes sense for the investor, and get the ball rolling than freeze up because I hear from people such as yourself hesitant to recommend wholesaling.

If they sell below the determined FMV at the time (likely) to my understanding they can claim capital loss which can be spread over years at $3000/yr.

I've tried the premixed thinset mortar but it is hard to spread and requires dry/cure time of approximately 48-72 hours for larger tile, such as the one I'm using.

That could be spread on top of the remaining 18 months of payments or simply balloon at the end.  

A few points about sandwiches:Get a good spread in the rentGet a good spread in the optionGet a spread in the back end between sales pricesSplit closing costs on AB and BC closingsConsider doing a reverse assignment on your profit by assigning or selling your interest to the seller, use a second note, create a new lease option between seller and tenant buyer so you have 1 closing.Have 3 to 6 months reserves in case of evictions and damage and marketing expenses for new tenant.Get the tenant buyer into a good mortgage origination coach immediately so you can have a closing. :)Account Closed

So from there, consider the spread in the amount of time you've spent researching your properties and the long term wealth potential that a property will provide based on that benchmark.