You can deal with that on the application.When, they call, say, "Hi, let me just make sure you understood the requirements.  

Dear Manager & Property Owner,I just wanted to recap what you said to me today in the office, to be sure I understood you correctly.  

I never understood the concept of paying $750 for a *brand name* purse and no money to put into it. 

So this is what we found:Date: 3/20/2008Grantor: Wells FargoGrantee: Smith JohnDoc type: SatLegal Description: 1234/45Book: 5006Page: 678Ok, so your head is probably spinning from information overload but this is what you are looking at.You may not have understood everything, if that is the case, print out this post and take it to your title company's abstractor, or to the local clerk's office and have them follow the instructions with you and explain what I just showed you.So finally, Doing a basic search like this can be a huge tool in your arsenal, but always refer back to your title company for the full works.Hope this helps!!

most buyers in my experience want the tenants to enter into a new lease application thus they are screened for credit issues, income etc anew and the security deposit is understood to transfer from old to new owner at close, but hopefully an expert in VA will chime in on that legality.

He was embarrassed a little but understood.

@Cody May No, I think I understood you.  

They were previous home-owners, so understood maintaining a house; in fact, when small things went wrong he usually just fixed them himself; if there were material costs they'd email me the bill and deduct it from rent (at the beginning, I was pre-approving all work, but quickly learned that they were very dependable and frugal people, and let them just this for small jobs). 

No, I understood you. 

It is not very understood by the public, but my husband and I have plans to change this issue.