I guess the grass can appear greener on the other side, but this area does not seem to be up and coming, good schools, in demand etc.

If you paid him directly then they will have a case but if you made them to the company then they would appear to have liability

Instead he landlord appears to have attempted to enter while the tenant was out and without notice. 

You still have to make ends meet, at the very least.Your plan appears to be do real estate "investing" as a job. 

Based on your scenario I dont see why you would not qualify to use FHA since it doesn't appear you already have an FHA loan so the self sufficiency doesn't apply amongst others.

From a cost perspective it appears that it’s really reasonable.

That appears less reno and more major alteration of some sort.

The Registered Agent will record the documents on your behalf so only their name and information appear on the documents.

Property value is obvious.It appears that the payoff + arrears is about $95,986 and about 24% LTV.What exactly is the Acquisition Price: $41,500?

Location: Louisiana Disclaimer: I am not an attorney & don't play one on TV.It sounds like the title company did not do much research into the chain of title if they did not see that a succession was not done on the husband (what appears to be the case based on what you have relayed).