Now that I've got someone to screen, the landlord's process is to submit their rental application to a third-party screening service (applicant pays me the $30 fee to pass onto them), and if they're approved, the landlord informally OKs it without signing a lease or accepting rent payments from the new tenants.

You are going to be signing an owner occupant affidavit, stating you are going to occupy the property for 12 months.

Of course, i did all of that in advance whereas now the contract for Philly has been signed and i would have to do a quitclaim to transfer it to LLC.

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Also, look into having the seller sign that any balance in the escrow account at account close/payoff. 

Another one of our LLC members signs off on the listing and I send a Referral Agreement to be signed.

Vancouver/Toronto were showing signs with the crazy appreciation spikes – no crash.

If you can't I would go talk to a lawyer because, technically, they signed you into a contract without your permission. 

But I guarantee you the companies putting their name on the top of buildings in downtown Atlanta or Charlotte are paying a lot for it or getting equal value in lease negotiations.It sounds like your particular sign has some solid value to the business so I would start out asking for something for it in your negotiations and go from there depending on what else they and you want.The only caution I would throw in is to look at how valuable that location is to the bank.

I did make 3/4 sign a new lease for 12 month terms, but the 4th I did not make them sign yet.USAA said they have to be on AT Least a 6month lease.I said that they were previously on 12 month leases but are now month to month.Can u guys comment?