You should not be physically involved in the closing at all.

I am wondering how one can manage that w/o being physically present on site.  

Individuals attempting to circumvent the listing agent quickly get into trouble and the agents start giving instructions to ignore you or refer you to an agent,Zillow & Loopnet are other sources but other than the physical location, the data should be held suspect

There is no difference in physical layout.

Just set up your lease, so the tenants pay via direct deposit - either electronically or physically at the bank.

(Work commutes, cooking breakfast, during exercise?)

Needless to say, we did not proceed with the purchase.The last problem I will mention is the physical layout of the units I have seen.

My mom had knee surgery at 80 years old They had her up and bout the next day had a walker and had about a month of physical therapy I would say she was pretty independent after 3 weeks and fully recovered after 6 weeks but I don't blame you for your doubts and it does not reflect badly on your decision

A 30 yr lease with 2 yrs left is worth way less than 2 yrs+a 10 yr option exercised.

If he did not exercise reasonable care to protect his client's financial interests by having a strong password or protecting the computer that he used to process your information and do his business then that is his fault.