If the seller expects something to be done by the buyer in the contract, then the seller can legally expect that the assignee will perform that task.If the seller has defenses against the buyer under the sales agreement, then those defenses will be able to be asserted against the assignee, too.Bottom line, if a buyer and a third party decide to enter into their own agreement where the buyer assigns his interest in a pending sales contract to buy a home or condo in Florida to the third party, great.

I am so glad you sent me this scenario, because it confirms what I have asserted. 

By repeating an obviously misleading if not totally incorrect assertion (obvious to those of us with enough experience to have been responsible for "screwing up" the economy) you are helping to perpetrate the myth offered by the "motivational" and guru/mentoring crowd, i.e., if you have enough motivation and the proper quickly learned "techniques", then extensive knowledge and experience relating to the specific area of interest is not necessary for success.  

As time goes on I realize that I like this job and would like to get more deeply involved with managing his property but I'm not sure how to assert myself without coming off like I want to take over.

Conversely, IMO, if they DO WORK, then the environment doesn't matter all that much.Yeah, I'm asserting that California issues, Class {b,c,d}, the street appeal, and your exit plan can all be factored into some $$ value that leads to a go-no-go decision on the REI. 

Although the specific interest(s) that underlie a criminal history policy or practice will no doubt vary from case to case, some landlords and property managers have asserted the protection of other residents and their property as the reason for such policies or practices. 23 Ensuringresident safety and protecting property are often considered to be among the fundamental responsibilities of a housing provider, and courts may consider such interests to be both substantial and legitimate, assuming they are the actual reasons for the policy or practice."

(c) In an action for possession based upon nonpayment of rent in which the tenant asserts a defense to possession based upon the landlord's alleged breach of the warranty of habitability, upon the filing of the tenant's answer the court shall order the tenant to pay into the registry of the court all or part of the rent accrued after due consideration of expenses already incurred by the tenant based upon the landlord's breach of the warranty of habitability.

So, I had to go find a job and real estate investing was the only one that would have me after such a shameful rejection of my assertion. 

This is just a start, but I think with a bit more information, you can avoid the usual answers here like, KC, Indy, Memphis, Austin, Cleveland, etc, etc (these are ALL fine markets, but I would assert that investing in any of those cities is NOT always the best choice for the out-of-state investor, based on answers to the questions above, as there are success stories on REI in almost every town in America).

The listing agent had a "ridiculous" assertion that you could build a 2-3 story mixed use development on the land.