How do I help them stay in the house, while getting the deed in my name?

It's pricey and competitive, but stay in your own backyard, consistently look for deals, and you'll find a great asset.

I’m still working toward my first deal too, but I’ve been learning that tracking maintenance and expenses is all about staying organized from the start. 

Initially I'm looking to stay under 5 units.

I’ll stay tuned to see what comes about about of your question though. 

Stay tuned!

The mortgage would stay under the seller's name.The buyer could then rent out the unit, renovate, etc. to increase cash flow or make more money.But aside from a possible "due on clause" being called by the mortgage company, what's the benefit to the seller?

Pros - guaranteed rent, tenants stay longer on averageCons - more mgmt needed (lease violations), they tend to not take great care of properties (increase maintenance expense or deferred maintenance)

If you close to the university, I might give them a call and see if they have a database that they use for places for visiting professors, etc can stay.

Social Security also has a consent based ssn verification process where a SSN can be verified with the parties consent.Again, we can never be 100% full proof but we can stay on top of the latest ways to mitigate the fraudsters at their game.How are you catching fakes?