How is their pricing and do they really prevent theft/damage?

.- Have a payment go through a servicing company, that sends the money directly to the bank and the insurance and the taxes -  Open up an escrow account for the sale, which spells out escrow instructions when the exercise date is and what happens if the buyer defaults- have a "memorandum of agreement" recorded against the title of the property to let the world know that there is some kind of an agreement signed about this property,  recorded against the title of the property to let the world know that there is some kind of an agreement signed about this property, this should prevent any refinancing or sale of the property This should prevent any refinancing or sale of the property - in the case of elderly people being the seller, or if the seller seems like they're incompetent in someway ,  in the case of elderly people being the seller, or if the seller seems like they're incompetent in someway,  see an elder care attorney about making sure that there is a competent parties signing agreements @Bill Gulley may want to add@Steve Vaughan also.

The owners in this town are so busy, when they hear from me about the situation, they think I'm soliciting, when in fact, I'm trying to save them from overpaying unnecessary home improvement costs.

Since I pretty much break even on this property I have a hard time putting unnecessary money into it but I also want to keep long-term tenants happy.

This is our best way to prevent a long vacancy. 

It's likely your dispute will have merit and you can get it cancelled.It also sounds like the owners of the trademark are doing the legally correct things to protect their trademark, to prevent other people from using it, so it doesn't become diluted. 

Most need only cosmetic upgrades and burst pipes prevent owner occupants from obtaining loans.  203K is not in forefront of the majority of realtors minds.  

Most Title Companies that deal with cash transactions, where more than $10,000 passes hands, they are required to fill out forms to turn into the Federal Government - this is to prevent money laundering.Your best bet is to consult an attorney in your state or talk to the people who run your State Department for Banking, etc.

What's preventing you from buying from the record owner?

I'm not an expert on your state laws, but I do not think the rent increase limit prevents you from making the tenant responsible for the utility.