I know a lot of my posts can come across as anti-RE, which is not my intention.

I would also not tell the other employees of your intentions.

But these buyers are part of a special elite that you would not even have the chance to breath on unless you had money like Ron Legrand or Jon and Stephanie.

I simply love taking distressed houses and breathing new life into them...creating something special and beautiful for the new owner.  

I certainly am not in a position to be at land speculator, but you've given me great information to be able to begin to determine the validity of the sellers intentions vis-à-vis a speculator buying the property.

As I struggle in my first year of REI, I'm forced to remember what it felt like when I ran my first mile and was out of breath.

Neither.The best case is to have a conversation either directly with the buyer or with their representative about who they are, what their intentions are, and how they intend to use the property. 

That seems to be your landlord's intent as well although the language used might not go in his favor in court. 

If your Father is intent on funding your real estate investments, then get to a real estate attorney and draw up an agreement between you and your father for him to do so.  

Folks that live in sub $1000 properties, (in Sacramento for instance), have every intention to pay their rent and live their life without drama, just like everyone else.