It is not uncommon to not hear much from the agent or only receive your notifications online.

Where I think you are getting confused is the now very uncommon land contract.

Another issues is that even if we deed it to our personal names, do the refinance and then deed it back to the LLC, the lender can call the note due for transferring the title (that is uncommon, but possible.)Any suggestions would be great!

It's not too uncommon in some states for the broker to charge the seller a fixed fee to go along with the commission (paid out of the sale proceeds).

@Franky Maslim the "retainer" setups are uncommon these days.

The Bay Area is a fun little market for buyers (not uncommon for you to try and buy 3-10 places before you actually get an offer accepted and close).

What you are experiencing is not uncommon.

What you're describing might be new to you but it's actually not uncommon, just need a lender that understands what you're trying to accomplish and an attorney to draft the transfer deeds correctly.You could try to seller finance, likely no mortgage in this case...  

well this is simple.first off in most West coast states there is no guarantee.. but you can get a pretty good idea.simply go to the county or city.Talk with planning  what you want to know is 1. zoning  is it zoned for a SFR and if so.. get the specs IE lot coverage  solar  earthquake etc.2. go to whatever department controls sewer and water  make sure there Is main lines and or no moritiums for hookups then while your at it get the hook up fees  most west coast big cities hook up fees cost more than homes in many parts of the US.. not uncommon for 35 to 100k just for hook up fees.3. close to the ocean do you need to deal with the coastal commission delightful agency those folks.5.

Without going into too much detail it really depends on the area, if it is uncommon in the area then yes, if it is easy to find in another property then no.