It sounds like you like to take the simplest approach to tax filing.  

Furthermore, I'll assume what you are also attempting to do is use the 2% commission equivalent to cover that portion of the down payment needed to close on the purchase, which would give you a larger equity position in the deal.If the above assumptions are correct, the simplest method would be for your group to front the cash equivalent to the 2%, which will be reimbursed to you through the 2% commission collected at closing.

@Peter A Spears Yes, the one attached ADU is the simplest option.

The simplest solution is to not be friends with the tenants (you can be friendly without being friends).

This is a clear example of why persistence and grit are the key ingredients to success in business! 

In the simplest terms, the entity, whether a person or corporation, that sold the old property has to be the same entity that buys the new property.

the listing broker ought to find another job, as well, what with refusal to answer the simplest buyer queries.

@Ian FisherI'm no expert on SFRs, but if this has been an on-going issue, the simplest test is to change PMs. 

Quote from @Ismail Sogbaike: When finding off market deals what are the best methods/strategies Your over thinking this, and missing the most effective, SIMPLEST way to sort this out. 

You could dump a 10% bleach and 5% lye solution down such a line (the two active ingredients of Drainex) all day long and it would never spring a leak or "make holes in the drain line."