My question is, what are the steps I need to take to make this a smooth transistion?

That lawyer will likely tell you to continue you saying nothing, though some may suggest that you apologize to the tenants and try to smooth things over.  

The process has gone smoothly so far, re: the paperwork, the default judgment, and the Writ of Possession being docketed and "picked up" by the deputy.The sheriff's office told me today it could take up to 10 business days to serve the tenant the 24 hour notice.

The problem with these sliding doors is that the track has rounded edges, so there's no smooth way to line up against it.

At the bottom of the letter was a section where they could write down anything about their apartment that was an issue or needed fixing.After the tenant meetings we quickly fixed the few major items identified by the tenants and it's been a smooth transition.

I have read that a bankruptcy is a kill for the deal, but if the property is the only reason for the bankruptcy would he be able to reverse it to smooth the process?

Newbies get flustered over the unknown, which is probably where you are, if you follow my advice here you'll have a smooth settlement with an experienced closing agent.

The single family hunt is going a lot more smoothly becasue there is less work to be done.

We had to haggle over the JV for a while to make sure the risk with the securities was in the correct spot, but after that the process has gone fairly smoothly.

I used HomePath three times and it has been a smooth process.