It is working as intended and is not a way around things.Loophole-A way of avoiding or escaping a cost or legal burden that would otherwise apply by means of an omission or ambiguity in the wording of acontract or law.

You always have to be careful when doing business with family.

Lawn: if it's in a HOA and you care about maintaining the look of the exterior, owner should take care of lawn.

Ask them questions first, try to get more of an understanding as to how it works before you start to go down the guru route.  

It can also work if you're planning to do an option, assignment, or double closing, because you're not taking on the risk of holding the property for an extended period, but if things continue slowing down (thank you, high interest rates), you'll want to be very careful about how much you're offering, especially if you stick to the straight flipping model, where you take title to the property and don't make any improvements to force appreciation.

Corporate formalities are taken care of and minimal as a single member LLC.

This question is for the scenario of an owner of a property renting it to a wedding and event business that operates the venue, not a lease agreement for an individiual couple getting married.Thank you!

I feel the deposit is a good thing because it incentives the tenant to take care of the property.

What about the care of the home?

I also suspect the seller's friend rented the other unit because the rent is cheap and the landlord is a pushover.I would look at this entire situation carefully.