My criteria for something like this would be that you would have to show that you have three times the rent of my house plus the rent/mortgage of the property you live in of verifiable, reliable income.  

I needed to pay her $30,000 cashRolled $14,000 from a land flipused 0% interest credit card balance transfer for $15,000Assumed the loan for $50,000 How did you add value to the deal?

You've given them another reason to FC since there was a property transfer without their consent.The lender will most likely take the path of least resistance: take the property to Judicial Sale and file a claim for any loss.

Finally, a property manager who is responsible, reliable, and professional.Overall, the decision of who you work with is much more important compared to the township you choose to buy in.

$/sq ft isn't a reliable number in that it's non-linear. 

He & his son had already got in & 'looked through' the home & the kid was keen to stay there until we could transfer/sell it to him.

It is incredibly important to only include reliable and trustworthy people on your team.

The problem is that in this area, real estate taxes vary widely and so does transfer tax.

Your attorney is correct, the notice needs to be transferred to you at time of closing. 

If it is a large purchase, say $1,000,000 the realtor is still going to go with their old reliable to be sure and get the deal done.