When you assign a purchase contract the buyer becomes obligated to you to fulfill your obligations as a buyer, they aren't obligated to the owner seller. 

I am still learning a lot, and I know that will never stop, but just know that anything that you can learn that positively contributes to getting your goals fulfilled and assists in getting you to where you want to go in life, then I encourage you to do it.

Would a local property management company be able to fulfill the county residency requirement? 

While I agree with@Richard C.that the assisted living facilities are highly regulated and complex (I handled some of these claims when I was in claims, and have a friend in Los Angeles who is a caseworker for adult facilities), and the insurance for an assisted living, or any home health care type of facility is expensive, because you not only have the common General Liability issues, but you also have the Physical/Sexual Abuse liability issues...and other insurance issues too.However, from a strictly property perspective, you can be the owner of the facility and simply provide the property for the facility, and those who operate it would be responsible for the insurance required to run their business from the property you own.

This requirement wouldn't be fulfilled if I signed and stamped in my car while they were inside.3.

This is not a standard practice, it is just creative way to at least get to point of that you tried your best to do your best with the tools you have, but at the same time fulfilling your investing goals, and sleep better at night.

There is some major litigation going on with the bigger utah based companies that are the fulfillment side for Tarek and Christina and the flipping vegas folks.. 

Ours are in ecomm fulfillment, so, luckily, very insulated as well.

There are more fulfilling things I would rather do.

You might change your mind if you saw they had two sexual assault convictions and 11 pending lawsuits from homeowners that are suing them for work not performed.And once you have gathered quotes do all of the reading on line that you can about that specific job or work that you are hiring.