This is why tax planning is so important to help avoid some of these issues before they become issues.

Their issues are now your issues and you gotta pay them and Uncle Sam for that opportunity. 

I have scoured this site for advice but nothing specific to my issues popped up.  

was always a fun conversation from those days (note that this is only lawful if you are actually licensed and formally affiliate that license with the firm you work at, which requires approval from your employer).And then I noticed several REI pick-me-up deals (a 'pick me up' deal is where a big bank can't figure it out, and it falls in your lap two weeks into escrow, with two weeks until scheduled close of escrow) where I figured it out when my LO couldn't and/or without his input.

Be aware that the lead paint laws require you to delead rental units within 90 days of closing in order to not be liabe for past tenants.

Is the crawlspace being inaccessible a reason for delay or not fixing the issue? 

Very very different tenants, costs to operate and jurisdictional issues. 

ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS ON THE BORROWING ENTITY: They will need* Filed Articles of Organization* EIN Letter from the IRS* The fully-executed Operating Agreement for the Entity (By Laws for a Corporation)* Meeting Minutes Showing the Signer has the Authority to Sign and that the project has been approved by the board of the entity. * Certificate of Good Standing for the Entity DRIVER’S LICENSES FOR EACH GUARANTOR: Please be sure to get a legible picture of the front and back of the document.

The California Association of Real Estate purchase & sale agreement has a "subject to" section.The most important issues are to proper disclosures to your seller so they understand the pro's & cons of entering into this type of agreement.

those courts are going up everywhere and cities are having issues with the noise they make.