They did not want to assume this loan on top of the price they were paying for the house so they stipulated that the seller had to pay off the loan with the proceeds from the sale.

The title company will take out the transfer taxes depending upon what is stipulated in your respective Contracts.

The title company will take out the transfer taxes depending upon what is stipulated in your respective Contracts. 

Or is that kind of thing stipulated entirely in the existing lease, with no overarching regulation?

I've also read up on some of the stipulations like you mentioned about the lot being too small to build.

The only stipulation is that I would need to pay for it to be transported and fixed up in order to start renting it out.

In the lease we stipulated that water, sewer and garbage bills would be paid by the landlord and that the charge would be passed on to the tenant along with a convenience fee.

I have gotten financing for Baltimore rowhouses that have boardups nearby - the stipulation I got from the lenders was there cant be an adjacent boardup, but further away on the same block was ok.  

What does your lease stipulate for late rent?

The HELOC had a stipulation where I had to take out at least $40,000 and keep it out for three months, in order to get a lower interest rate - I guess so the bank would get some of their interest right away, although I'm supposed to close on the property soon.