Here is some ballpark costs from a recent closing, ignoring costs directly associated with financing. 

I'm not ignoring the balance sheet. 

No I didn't hear someone say this was said I heard it with my own ears, it was just ignored at the time just as Bidens statements on rent controls were ignored. 

So it is up to you to respect or ignore them. 

No the one year occupancy is not just ignored for the seller.No idea what Mom's income, credit and assets are so cannot tell you if she helps your profile or not.

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

I think people are ignoring this thinking that real estate appreciation is linear, which it is not.

But it also went on to say with a property lawyer the person who placed the restriction or the heirs may be able to “foreclose” on the property and reposes it after sending a notice to cure that is ignored. 

Should the title company have ignored the cert and collected $12k more than shown?

For a lawyer there seems to be a heck of a lot in real estate law you're unaware or ignorant of.