Sources report Eudaly's stakeholders have already held one of three planned meetings to discuss the issue prior to recommending reforms.

Very simple to explain to a new tenant that the tenant was there prior to you purchasing, and was grandfathered in. 

Usually you pay for inspection and location or boundary survey prior to settlement and these costs will not be reimbursed.

I also make sure that I take lots of photos prior to occupancy and during inspections so that we keep up on how the lawn is or isn't being maintained.

@Alex HostetlerYou said you had a verbal contract, then the seller filled the unit prior to you submitting the actual offer. 

In Texas if I have it right, when you make an offer as a buyer, and the seller accepts, next step is Buyer gives Seller good faith amount of money, and seller agrees to a 7 to 12 day period for inspection.If for any reason Seller does not want to go through with the transaction, and the decision is made prior to the agreed number of days.

I was considering obtaining a a Realtor Associate License in the very near future for a couple of reasons.  1) It would provide a good fall back into an industry that I very much want to be a part of.  2) Doing it now would allow me to meet the experience timeline to have my Broker's License prior to retirement.  

I would have purchased the property contingent on ALL occupents being out no later than three days prior to closing.

Any advice on proceeding w/ a preliminary evaluation prior to seeing would be much appreciated.

So there is no need to do a quiet deed transfer prior to sale.