Supposedly this does not violate foreclosure regs such as CA Civil code 1695 because a lawyer is handling the transaction and collecting the fee.From that point all communication with the homeowner including any documents the homeowner provides is recorded on the site provided by HLP.

Hi Tony,If you proceed forward with this project, let me know if you need civil engineering services for structural calculations/designs, site/grading plans, and any drainage studies.Thank you,

Google the owners name, check the county records to see if their name comes up associated with some other case (lawsuit, delinq prop taxes. civil suits etc) check to see if they are deceased.

It opens up your assets to litigation.

I hope your work situation works itself out and wish you the best in the future and look forward to someone answering what happens if you all don't come up to an agreement but my bet is it would involve attorneys and litigation. 

.)- civil court records with applicant names as plaintiff/defendant ( shows history of slow/no-pay or evictions that never show on zillow screening),  -check civil/criminal public records every city /county/state listed on credit report previous addresses ( veriy race/gender/dob to insure same person)-verify business name/address phone, (paystubs created by applicant), - In my experience,  any local move with urgency is a red flag for someone  in eviction  process. 

It's like a quiet civil war of values that has erupted. 

With all the landlord/tenant litigation in CA I'm sure their forms have been scrutinized very closely by the legal eagles.You might also, as suggested, want to look into CAR forms. 

The person we purchased from looked around with a lawyer, the developer was out of business and the class actions closed to adding new litigants.

As a Civil Engineer working in Houston in the hydrology & hydraulics field, I would highly recommend proceeding with caution before purchasing a home within the 1% Floodplain (100-year).