I have heard that an elected official will never go against the will of the people (which is generally to let people rent their space to who they want to) but that the lobbyists earn their money in the fine print.

They are in the public records....the county Clerk Of Court, Official Records search. 

9/12 was the official COE used in all paperwork so all fees/interest/taxes started on this day.  

Do we need permits for any additions to the house to be "official" on the MLS listing?  

I'll likely give it another few months before I officially thrown in the towel. 

Several times already, my realtor has called the seller or seller's realtor with our offer price instead of submitting an official offer.

Also, if the house is already listed for sale, would there still be realtor commissions to pay if this goes through, or would that hold off until the house is officially sold?

Is the parking spot officially "assigned" to the unit you are renting to him.

Tell them you want a title company involved or some official entity to hold the money.

We could not officially sign the papers until NASB turned over the money, but NASB would not turn over the money until we had signed the papers.Fortunately, we were able to get a short-term loan for the balance, officially buy the property, get the NASB mortgage, and then pay the short term loan back within a very short time frame.Now I want to buy another property with another friend using SD-IRA's and I don't want to go through the same process.