We have followed their rules, adjusted to their new rules, submitted to their ever-changing requirements, delays, unorthodox procedures, etc...At this point our plan is to sell the original home with 1acre (hopefully listing mid-January), leaving the remainder with the adjacent home that has the easement and now almost 1.5 acres to short plat.

You have them fill it out, take an iPhone picture of their Driver's license (for ID, front and back) then have the Tenant Check company run them.Sometimes just this procedure alone is a Screen Technique;-)

You might also want to look into modular houses, they skip the local permit procedures.

The fees involved with such a procedure requires an investment on the part of the beneficiary.

We just dont write many builders risk policies because it is not a fit for a buy and flip or a renovation property to rent because of the reporting procedures during construction and the extensive underwriting to get the policy started.

Granted if Congress changes the Rules of Procedure, then yes, it's gonna suck.

Is this the typical procedure for a seller accepting offers on a property?

Every state has a different procedure and that can vary some from county to county.

In Virginia, it was standard procedure to try to get you to sign a buyer agent agreement, but not required.

The title transfer means nothing, just a procedural thing.