Stick to what Bill and I just both told you.  

I would also recommend that instead of attacking who is saying what, stick to attacking what is said.  

After working with our attorney, we'll require a written payoff agreement from the seller's bank in order to proceed, and a good portion of the remainder of the price will be allocated as rent credit, since the seller still has one business operating on the premises, which will stick around for a little while.

IE tie up property stick it on Craig's list with pic's and all or on their websites ... then why even have a licensed RE industry at all we would just all run around doing what we wanted  Like the old days.. and like present day China which requires no licensing. 

Sticking to these numbers means I can absorb abhorrent vacancies, or major capital expenditures amortized, without any negative cash flow situations.

For convenience sake, I do not send reports to my CPAs, instead I copy back-up files of all my companies and just give them the memory stick.  

It's definitely doable, you just have to stick through the tough times, including the "staring out" phase :)

If he sticks to the plan, he can do the same.

Typically , they have additional fee's including and origination fee and have less ability to assist investors as many times they are required to follow both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines and can't stick to one guideline.

Secondly, after talking to the lawyer you need to provide a carrot and a stick to incentivize  tenant to move.