I am frustrated about that but it will be worth it to obtain the grant.

If I had ten thousand liquid cash to spend, I'd probably do a house hack two-family and obtain an FHA loan with only 3.5% down. 

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require extra, on-going effort to maintain.

There are also discrepancies due to whether or not the public record includes garage square footage.

I do not have a lender right now, and I will need the 12-month rent history as well as various metrics on the property such as insurance quote (which needs property information in order to obtain), existing debt, and purchase price (which would be established while making offers).

This is despite there being other similar single-family home listings in the area that are not grouped in this way.I contacted Zillow about this issue, especially since when I search for my specific listing directly and click on the public view, it shows outdated information (e.g., old history) rather than listing it as available for rent.What is going on with Zillow’s listing display?

I know nothing about ME law specifically but I assume that can be done in accordance with local customs… Either by obtaining a court-certified copy of the original easement and re-recording it with all of the required signatures OR recording a confirmatory deed of easement which spells out the error and corrects it by including everyone who should have signed the original. 

We don't want a video walkthrough accessible via a public channel due to security reasons, but if the person seems legit may grant one privately.

She has a higher FICO score but full of eviction records which I was aware after she moved in and was late for the first time by using another public data source.

Unless the purchase price of the original sale is fully disclosed, and even then, some underwriters require that you actually have your deed recorded with consideration thereon in the public record before they will close a second sale.