It is not unusual to list a house available to pre-lease for August move in date, in January...especially 4br.

Not unusual to buy 2 or 3 properties A DAY with Aaron Crowe/Northwest Trustee Services and the other criers.

All of this is not usual either, there would be some unusual circumstances to do such a convoluted short sale, but I don't live in NY or Cali

It would thus be incredibly unusual for a new appraisal order to go back to the same appraiser. 

It's not unusual for the lease to continue on unchanged month to month, except for a normal yearly increase, after the first year.I would only charge a premium for a month to month rental if they had not already put in a year or more.

Not unusual at all.

Getting an offer of $150K accepted vs a listing price of $199K would be unusual, though not impossible.Here in CO, banks convey properties with a "special warranty deed", which basicallly says "we didn't create any liens on this property".

@Matt Vogt Outside of the yard, there's nothing particularly awkward or unusual about the home or it's finishes.  

These kind of properties seems unusual but I might get lucky.

Anytime you read stuff on the internet you need to be aware that you'll likely get sizzle, fluff or embellishments related to any system or method, what may be stated can be very true but true under unusual circumstances or apply in a certain area.