. , you don't need anyone's permission.

If she can't make the due date she will call us to let us know what date she can pay and asks us for permission to pay late.

My lease states I can act within 14 days and return abated or prepaid rent unless it was lessees fault and then it's their liability and I can go against them.2: Any language on allowing entry in emergency and non emergency situations onto /into premises without landlord permission.

You never, ever litigate a business issue over 'principle' because it is just too expensive and risky.But, again, let me restate what I said before, in over 30 years of being a real estate investor, no one, not in any US state or territory, has ever provided proof to me showing a note was called just because someone moved it into an entity without the lender's permission.

Maybe get owner's permission to talk to the mortgage company and see if they'll take the purchase price as a short sale?

I think if you check the Texas laws, rules, and code of ethics, you will find your thoughts are illegal for the real estate agent to take a bribe or disclose seller information without the seller’s permission.

As of now, its still legal.Not sure how the govt could ever make taking pictures through a window illegal, as long as you are standing on public property or property for which you have permission to be on.  

However, why not just get permission from the lending institution to do this?

This works as a nice negotiating tactic with the seller, and it also gives me some insight into the tenant and their plans with my soon-to-be property.Did you get the seller's permission to do this?

first thing you need to do is get the owners permission to enter the house. this can be done via email, snail mail or whatever. enter the house either with a key the owner has sent you or break in, provided you have the owners permission. the most important thing here is that the bank my have a vested intrest in the house. if it has been foreclosed on, the bank is the owner and the only owner. banks have been dropping their intrests in houses recently if it doesn;t make sense to hold on to it. when they do this, the usually file a release of lein with the county or register of deeds. if this has happened, the original owner now owns the place and you can buy directly from him. check things out first. good luck