Refinish decks (if you have them) like clockwork every 2 years.That sort of thing.

It's comforting knowing that you have some sort of protection there. 

He did respond to someone whose account was closed and their original post removed so it does sort of look like he is talking to himself.

Or are they performing some sort of arbitrage and they are not the end buyer.

As far as the sale of a property with a mortgage on it, that all gets sorted out at close. ie, you bring your money, the bank gets what they have coming, the realtor gets what they have coming (if there's one involved) and the seller gets the rest.

If they were married, I'd think it would be more of a conversation about their future, but I can understand that if you are only with someone for 1-2 years they might not be willing to pack everything up and follow you on your real estate journey right away.Any thoughts or ideas to help us sort through the weeds on how to go about finding a house hack with these constraints? 

Make sure they send you a copy of the police report so you can follow up with the tenant causing the issues and send them some sort of warning in writing.

Removed and come back, or of the sort.

There was something in it for both of us.You have to find some sort of common ground or gain a lot of trust to show how serious you are about this.

If not, then you got into this way wrong from the get-go, and get that MAO sorted now.