I collect the nonrefundable retainer of $250 (half of deposit), and then at the last minute they back out.

In North Austin I'm seeing a fair number of retail vacancies at the moment - a RE attorney I work with said that rising property taxes are putting extra pressure on NNN tenants to the point that some owners are eating part of the rent increases so to retain tenants. 

A Sub-2, you take title.In title states, the lender takes title until the loan is repaid, however, the borrower retains the ownership interests in title, they can still sell their interests.

The seller will retain title. 

Then HUD-FHA will dispose of the property and receive it's money back.Basically the same thing goes on with any secondary market insured loan, Fannie-Freddie insure through private mortgage companies much like an insurance pool, so do USDA and VA.Insurance and subsidies buy the loan, not the property but they property is conveyed as collateral, the value has nothing to do with it at this point and you'll see conveyances at minimal amounts as consideration paid for the collateral for title purposes.These loans may have had third party servicers or the loans can be sold with servicing retained by the originator.

This shareholder would retain control and you would simply be a member.

B rentals cost more and have a lower rental yield but have better tenants and typically retain their value better.C rentals are cheaper so you can scale quicker but the tenants are more difficult.IMO B rentals with financing are the best choice for the out of state owner.

Allowing her to retain possession with your knowledge (that is accomodating her with extra electrical capacity) to run grow lights is probably worse.You dont have to evict her, but you if she wants to stay, you will have to let her know the dope has to go.

Once the mortgage gets paid off, I get to retain significantly more of the revenues from renting the property out, and I get to keep all of the proceeds from the sale when the time comes.

They may want a small fee to write a letter but hopefully you can get someone to take it on a contingency basis.Before retaining an attorney, you may want to ask them about filing a complaint with the Alabama Real Estate Commission and any other regulatory agency that might regulate the landlord.