The tenant lied to you about the locks change - he/she should not be initiating this because there is a probably an alteration clause in your lease.He/she did not follow the appropriate steps to sublet, again, lying/misleading you.What is the situation between these two?

Many states are very strict about security deposits, sometimes with triple damages.

Once you have obtained the receipts for all materials you bought to complete the repairs and gathered all updated invoices for other work performed; write a letter stating that you completed the following work yourself. 

This was a VA loan, so I assume they were being too strict with the requirements.

Overall, they are giving me 15 days to close.Service link is offering title insurance, but I am getting the following phrases from Hudson and Marshall.."

I don't know if the OP is still following this, but........"

A successful short-sale typically benefits the borrower (homeowner) in the following ways: it can give them more time in the house (and payment-free); it is better than a foreclosure from a credit report perspective and wold allow him to obtain a new purchase loan for a new home in the future more quickly as compared to having it go through foreclosure.I would encourage you both to reach out to a local realtor with short-sale experience and have them facilitate the transaction, it would not cost you or the owner the commission as it would be paid out of the bank's proceeds.No, in a short-sale I would definitely not offer any payments to him directly that are not known and approved by the bank, you can get yourself in hot water and probably legal trouble by doing that on a short sale.

Hi all, I remember listening to a biggerpockets podcast (the subject was wholesaling) where the guest mentioned a "blue book" that he had developed that was like a script for his employees to follow when speaking with a seller or buyer in regards to owner financing.

A great place to meet them would be at one of the local networking groups or to follow some of the Facebook groups for Pittsburgh Real Estate Investing. 

Just an update for everyone following this thread - I ended up not purchasing any of the parks I had under contract.