A lease is easily terminated if both parties agree, and many tenants will agree given the right circumstances.

Wiedenmayer I'm not familiar with the specifics of your lease/situation, but generally speaking the landlord is correct that in a year lease, either party is supposed to provide at least 3 months notice of termination (see RIGL § 34-18-37.

So, as the buyer, you can negotiate terms with the seller that make it a win win for both parties.

I've done a number of campaigns for small and medium sized apartments around the Country and the toughest part is always building the list that points to exactly what you're looking for.Great job man! 

Talk to all parties involved and you can usually come to a mutual understanding very easily.

The one wrinkle to put into the equation in the world of real estate is the impact by third parties on the transaction--particularly the appraiser and the lender.

Overall; check with your bank first for a free option like Zelle, then move onto setting up with a third party player like ZenLordPro (there are numerous rent colleting apps, this one is just pretty easy to use) and you're thinking along the right lines in setting up electronic payments. 

When faced with what feels like an ethical issue in real estate, always err on the side of full disclosure to all parties.

One of my houses has 4 bedrooms but we only use 2 as sleeping rooms so as to discourage the larger party groups (we made the others a yoga room and an office). 

Private party and a lot of calls.