Or if they are, your purchase & sale agreement should stipulate that any outstanding liens, taxes, fines or fees will be paid in full by the seller at closing.Be sure you're working with a full-time Realtor and you should be OK.Let me know if you have other questions.

@jeff khel thanks for your input, I ended up retracting the contract as the homeowner had all these additional stipulations indicating she wasnt as motivated as she claimed she was.

TO PROTECT YOURSELF, YOU SHOULD STIPULATE IN THIS CONTRACT THAT BEFORE ANY PAYMENT IS MADE, YOUR CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A WRITTEN RELEASE OF LIEN FROM ANY PERSON OR COMPANY THAT HAS PROVIDED TO YOU A “NOTICE TO OWNER.”

He stipulated that it wasn’t an area of expertise, referred me to a BOA lender.

There may be variable stipulations about what percentage of the equity each Lender is willing to "Cash Out". 2.

This reminds me that on my next purchase to stipulate the property must be delivered with a specific occupancy %  and if not then X will happen.

The contract between PM and me does not stipulate the PM shall hold such money.What do you guys think?

With regards to the seller financing for either part or all of the funds source... how do you stipulate pre-payment / early payment of the loan?

He was not fully aware of what his wife was doing when they signed the original lease, but I reviewed the lease and both he and his wife signed it.2.He stated that he was military and that there are stipulations other than receiving new orders to a new base that allow him to break the lease, he gave TDY as an example.

In the lease I have with my tenants, we stipulate that each unit is authorized 2 vehicles per unit.