I have the keys and have begun moving items into the unit, but am not yet occupying it.The landlord has now informed me that he would like to agree to some sort of buyout of the lease because he is having problems with the local municipality for fire and sprinkler approvals.

It gets worst when looking at their appreciation numbers for this century which is one out of 10 which is bad.   

It looks like it is withholding applied to you when you file your MD non-resident state tax return.if you over-paid, you get some sort of refund.Some states require title companies to withhold on non-residents to force that person to file a return.

Worst thing the seller can say is no.

Get a recommendation for someone that does this sort of thing...there are many.The most success that my buyers have had was to get a local designer that does the design + install and set up. 

Hi @AlexBekeza - My question exactly. but then i was thinking, if the contract falls out then the worst that would happen would be a full reimbursement dollar for dollar from the title company.

Worst: – No coverage, held in your name.

If not the bank starts the process that's the issue I see..Then don't get me started on the bad actors who will learn this and will not give two shakes for the seller .. once they realize their credit is not on the line .. rip rents all sorts of bad stuff. that's were i get the heartburn..

What sort of market analysis have you conducted?

Typically, the process is the same at the front end in that you need to find something that has some sort of value add or distress so there is some upside.