Now before anyone starts hounding me, I do understand there is no substitute for a THOROUGH walk through with notes.

Regardless, BP is a wonderful arena, but it is no substitute for advice from an experienced, local professional.

My escrow officer is asking for an addendum substituting my partner as the buyer.  

This added deposit, or what remains of it when pet damages have been assessed, will be returned to Tenants within 30 (thirty) days after they have proved that they no longer keep this pet.11) Tenant agrees to pay for pest infestation services resulting from Tenant’s pets being allowed in the property after termination of occupancy12) Tenant agrees that this Pet Addendum applies only to the specific pet described above and that no other pet may be substituted.

The number of occupied houses is shrinking at 500 a year and they substitute with the construction of blocks of public housing run by big operators like CMHA. 

It can be expensive on the learning curve and no amount of book learning substitutes for actual experience. 

So, in the scenario above, my associate now has to file foreclosure, but since there are 4 other beneficiaries listed on the DOT, he has to find them, contact them and have them all agree to foreclose then sign off on authorizing a substitute trustee to start the foreclosure.

There’s no substitute.

You can then apply to become a broker by demonstrating 3 years of relevent expereince (your property management background) as a substitute for 2 years as a salesperson.

Make sure you take the prepayment penalty into consideration and refinance out of it before you occupy it to avoid mortgage fraud, but lots of lenders allow "lives with family" as a substitute for a primary residence mortgage history.