I have attorneys who only charge $500-$650 for handling seller's side, but once you add in the state and local transfer tax, transportation fund fee, prorated real estate taxes, stormwater, courier, etc., it adds up. 

You think he's in the public eye, and can't afford to screw people.  

IRS Publication 537 outlines installment sales (seller financing), which, depending on the seller's individual circumstances, can defer and sometimes reduce the amount of capital gain tax owed. 

It is not for use for the general public.

I am fully educated on what's public online/and how to access that easily, and I'm looking around for subscription/pay options that offer more "actual raw data" (on deeds, history, leins and public records) than the county sites, basically.Research--for anything I identify as potentially interesting.

So, IF the agency is working in the public interest, we would want them to exercise broad interpretations of a given law.

We have access to all public records in Illinois and Indiana and thus do not have to pay fees for tools and apps other investors use for access to those records. 

its certainly a hell of a lot easier than chasing down wholesale deals.. you know the deals are there.. they are public record.. most on line.. you can go to Northwest trustee service.. you line up your private investors and do all the leg work for them.. check property check comps.. eye ball rehab.. etc etc.. then you run to their bank ( because they are busy making money in their day job) grab cashiers check and bid for them.. if you win you charge them a flat fee or you take a piece of the deal...

Is the next step to fill out the Request for Tenancy Approval form, have the tenant confirm their agreement, and then send it to the Public Housing Authority to schedule an inspection?

My worry is that the property might fall into probate or tax auction once he passes and someone who knows someone will get the deal under contract before it reaches public offering.There is a real estate agent in the area that gets about 85% of all the listings in the micro-market, so she is farming these properties constantly.