When I was in the Marines, I once spent a month in the Moroccan desert and we just dug beds in the hot sand, ate cold military rations, and bathed in the Atlantic, which is the most minimalistic that I've ever lived, but it was also one of the simplest and most joyous times of my life.

Navigating a purchase needs to be done right to protect both sides.The simplest answer is your state's standard real estate contract, and you may be able to find that online or obtain one from a real estate agent or lawyer.But the complicated answer will depend on what type of property do you want to buy and how are you buying it (ie conventional cash/finance purchase, property on the MLS, or something alternative?). 

This seems like the simplest way of keeping everything legit in case you end up in a courtroom, but still does not seem very simple at all. 

In the simplest terms in the insurance business, many assume that a company that pays the claim is good and the one who doesn't is bad. 

Strategy speaking, if you press an agent into a Dual Agency position they, in simplest form, no longer represent seller or buyer, instead they represent the transaction itself.

Let’s work on better morality of people instead of having attorney’s and judges decide the simplest decisions.

This is a very common mistake.So, I agree that the simplest thing to do is just use one written by an apartment association, etc., which should be correct on your state law. 

However, in Texas, a Series LLC is the simplest way to handle it and cleaner, from a tax, liability & asset protection standpoint. 

I find it it usually simplest to just be straight forward and express your concerns and see what the owner does.

Send him the 3-day pay or quit notice and a cover letter with the simplest comment:I will not tolerate late payments and will pursue all legal options available to me