Rich Dad Global filed for bankruptcy in 2012 for not being able to pay ~$23 million in a settlement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kiyosaki#Controversy).

Does anyone know a good settlement company who knows investor deals in Northern Virginia?  

If you want to avoid realtor fees, you'll need to have an real estate attorney or a settlement company attorney (also a real estate attorney) draw up the terms for the seller financing and the purchase contract along with the note and mortgage documents that will be made and signed by both parties at closing.

On the other hand even when a quit claim deed is used there can be a traditional settlement, title search and title insurance.

Your option over a period of time can be cause for a lender to exercise the due on sale, as to the end byer paying it off at the end, really no issue, the loan is to be paid off at settlement, the lender won't be involved except in giving a payoff and settlement instructions to accomplish the payoff.

You can also usually save money on your title search, title insurance, and settlement fees.  

The contract is what you are selling.I have attended closings and I've not attended settlement.

I have 2 days to make a decision.On top of this, realtor is asking about $3600 on assorted fees (short sale admin fee, processing fee, document prep fee, courier fee, settlement fee etc etc etc) on top of the commission.From reading BP on various SS threads, there is not much room for negotiation because the amount was determined by BPO right or wrong and the decision to accept or reject is not a human decision but some formulaic thing - unless you can justify it with some major overlooked issues, correct?

For longer documents, usually just the first and last page are sufficient): Title Property Tax Statement Copy of Deed or Warranty Deed Mortgage Statement Insurance Statement HUD 1 Purchase Statement Settlement Statement I don’t think this is convenience at all.

If he'd fought, he probably would have cut his losses on legal fees earlier and ended up with a settlement.