They said no and I instructed the closer to withold funds until I inspected the property.

Read carefully your sales contract and specifically the title instructions.

Tenants received an eviction notice with instructions to not remove anything from the home (except their personal belongings), including appliances with the threat of legal action if they did not abide.

I'll try to meet up with some of the flight instructors in this area and I'll drive through the neighborhoods of potential places I wold like to house hack in.

The live classroom is definitely better....you can ask real world questions, the instructor typically will included resale world stuff, you can make contacts with others, etc.

For my new brokerage and REI companies, I need some decent legal and accounting advice (as well as a referral to a good day-to-day bookkeeper that can follow the CPA's instructions. 

"Blah, Blah, BlahSo after all that time and effort I have invested in my borrower and after the very specific instructions on how the deal must be structured and weeks of dealing with non-stop stupid questions from her realtor, I get thisMLS list price: $319,900Contracted sales price: $312,000Seller Concessions: $0This is what we in the mortgage business have to deal with on a daily basis!

I don't know the whole story so take what I say with a grain of salt.As a property manager, I specifically instruct owners to never contact the tenants directly.

I'm surprised your realtor is not following your instructions. 

No title company is going to release those funds until there is 1. a settlement or 2. joint instructions.