I feel that it would be fair to receive/be offered a referral fee for referring a buyer of a cannabis business (in NV) to commercial business broker but 1.

@Michael Pendleton I would explore other options prior to paying for it but it does work fairly well in most markets I have used it. 

I sent this in email today to the seller, the creative financing was off the top of my head, I feel like it is fair for both of us and if I default he wins, if I go through with it, he wins. 

My one disclaimer is the obvious--ensure you leverage the right relationships with family/friends. 

You could probably get it Airbnb ready fairly cheap too.

His actions say that he's actually fairly indifferent about losing the house (and perhaps he needs to be educated on this fact), but he probably doesn't want to immediately lose a place to stay.

A living trust can be a great tool to not only let you dictate the future of your hard earned real estate portfolio while you are still alive but can help reduce estate taxes, ensure a step-up in basis of your properties to eliminate or reduce capital gains and avoid reassessment of your properties when you die so there won’t be a large increase in property taxes.Long story short, please go see an estate planning attorney!

So I assume whatever process that you say will be required would be to ensure that such a scheme is not an attempt to subvert the "related party" issue... although that is typically accomplished by an affidavit at closing.

Most neighborhoods around here are fairly good and you're always in walking distance to the beach and shops/restaurants. 

The training to become a land surveyor seems fairly minimal and surveys cost at least several hundred dollars for a few hours work.