And remember that the executive's wife who was just transferred will be calling for new stuff on the house constantly. 

I know bird dog deals that are executed on usually go for $1000, what should I be paying him for finders fee?

Next level service and execution.

My sister's and I became Executor's to our Mother's Estate back in 2015. I have been living in the property and been paying the mortgage since day one. I am now really interested in going with a different lender and p...

When the contract is executed, on a traditional seller finance, the deed is transferred to your name and the seller becomes the mortgage holder. 

You stand to gain the same amount of sweat equity in your own home if you execute the same improvements.

How vulnerable is it during a recession?

Provided Resident has complied with all terms and conditions of this Lease Agreement, Resident may elect to terminate this Lease Agreement at any time during the term.In this event, Resident shall provide to the Owner an executed NOTICE OF INTENT TO VACATE (“Notice”).The Notice and all move-out procedures, including the return of any security deposit, shall conform to Policies.As compensation to Owner’s for Resident’s right to terminate this Lease Agreement, resident shall pay, on the day of move-out, to the Owner, an EARLY TERMINATION FEE, in an amount equal to THE GREATER OF a) two (2) months rent at the Monthly Rent stated in the Lease, OR b) two thirds of the remaining rent due on the balance of the Lease term or extension thereof (date of Notice to Vacate through the termination date of the Lease).I really don't want to get off on the wrong foot with this guy. 

Some folks use HML  since you can execute, buy, close, and fund quickly or sometimes the property is not in condition that would normally be financeable by conventional or VA loan standards, then other times its purely for speed to close (5-10 days or less).The advantages of VA are:- no title seasoning when doing a cash out refinance unlike FHA which requires 12 months and conventional requires 6 months to use new market value for cash out refinance to 70-80%LTV while VA does not (just gotta document rehab costs used to improve property).- VA can cash out to 100%  so if you have lower appraisal values this can help you exit the HML loan and extract more equity out of the house hack property, while if you had used conventional or FHA refinance you may have been severely limited value wise (appraisal risk).- VA allows for much higher DTI or debt to income - VA can be much more lenient on credit scores and VA underwriters are encouraged to help work with borrowers to help them qualify (this encouragement is not present on conventional or FHA)Hopefully that helped, let me know if you had other questions. 

In cases where tenants do not show, and the default judgment is entered, it can still be a few weeks before the constable can be present at the property to execute the writ.