They might easily have some issues with a slow period and then where do they get the money to pay the actual rent to you.the one question I have is if you could write the contract in such a way that an eviction would not be required. 

If they are professional, they can explain this quickly and easily.

This was an accident win.

If you try to sell an LLC rather than assign the contract of sale, the bank can easily find out who the owner of the LLC is.

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For people doing the kind of research required for probate leads without easily available owner indexed info, they may need to consider the national data companies serving their area such as RealQuest, etc.

And, if you are buying a property that is already in good condition, or is fairly easily to rehab, you’re probably right.  

If they are professional, they can explain this quickly and easily.

Bottomline is that you are unlikely to "win" a suit against the city and even if you did, the legal costs would be very high.

Also, even though you may have to return the full deposit due to a technicality, you should still be able to put them in collections and/or seek a judgement.Honestly, I would try to find a win/win.