It's a big red flag in my opinion If he can't clearly answer the question.This is outside of your question, but in Massachusetts a business cannot represent itself in any court besides small claims court.

He enlisted a lawyer who claims I am violating NJ anti-eviction law by not accepting the signed lease.Does NJ law support this?

Many claim they are two of the best zip codes to flip right now.

My question was pretty much,  is there ACTUALLY oodles of people out there looking for private funds from people like me, like BP podcast claims. 

It is almost like they atre trying to add vague terms to allow some way to claim the escrow.I can pull the plug and use my lender to pull the plug immediately and not even allow the dispute process to happen.

You are the customer here and presumably you are paying points or fees to have your best interest looked after. 

He has claimed that he spoke with his loan attorney and if I wanted to pay off his last 6 months that he would transfer the title of the house and mortgage to my name.

We do a bit of direct mail to MF owners but it’s been very much “Custom” letters.

So, if the parties negotiate with each other, it is always an element of negotiations to say to the other party something along the lines of, "You might be right in what you are claiming that you owe me only $XX, but you will have to hire a lawyer to find out, so save the legal fees and pay me $XX plus $YY, and it will still be cheaper than paying the lawyers." 

Can I proceed with a small claims case in Fulton County, Georgia (the apartment location)?