If the inspectors she uses get most of their work through her and something is "gray area" not good, it seems like the scales could easily tip to my realtor (who naturally would prefer a bump free closing) and maybe that gray area thing doesn't get mentioned or is minimized, etc.It's a lot more work to hunt down someone reputable and reasonable on my own, but there's a lot more peace of mind knowing that I'm the point person that their primary allegiance is with. 

Thanks for that tip! 

Thanks for the tips, I will be sure to utilize that advice.

After paying the note and expenses I'm realistically only walking away with $5-10k and that in my opinion is generous.

Any tips for finding off-market deals? 

You have shown yourself to be kind and generous, and frankly someone they can take advantage of. 

So I decided to reach out to the BP family for some tricks/tips.

Another tip on texting, we use Google voice for texting.

we have not been able to figure out what bank holds the mortgage. looking for helpful tips.

I thought this was beyond generous yet the seller refused this demanding to not pay.I hate to see a deal fall through for such a relatively small amount but my gut says if they made a big deal over something so reasonable imagine the issues once the deal closes and I technically become their landlord.Well anyway, I was curious what is the going arrangement for lease backs in a hot market?