Is there a website, book, resource, or person that you could recommend that could outline this process start to finish? 

Maybe if we have a separate contract outlining the $80k to be paid later, we can avoid this?

You need a promissory note (which outlines all the details of the loan) and either a mortgage or deed of trust, depending on which is used in your state. 

Really appreciate you taking the time to outline the different scenarios for me!

Just outline it black and white in your notice if there could be confusion.  

I have business plan outlines on what I am doing if interested please don't hesitate to contact me.

I'm so excited and happy to hear that not only have you overcome that, now you're starting to outline your goals and take massive action. 

An attorney MUST be involved in some critical aspects of the process (which I think is a little crazy... but I don't make the laws there).For instance, according to their logic, if you create your own deed, they've determined that this is synonymous with "practicing law", which you can only do if you're an attorney.I believe some states require that the ENTIRE process be handled by an attorney, and some states only require that certain aspects be handled by an attorney (as long as an attorney creates the deed, you can do everything else).I actually spent a ton of time back in 2016 trying to figure out which states require what, and based on what I could find (with hundreds of phone conversations with attorneys and title companies), I came up with the map I outlined in this blog post: https://retipster.com/real-estate-closing-agents - essentially, the states that are dark blue are the most restrictive in terms of who can conduct closings (and as it seems, the further west you go, the easier it is to close deals yourself).

@Michelle NelsonIt's pretty simple, and you outlined it already, just making sure the numbers work for you.

He outlined the options in a clear straightforward way and put up with my thinking out loud.