Hi @Casey CarrollWatch highly litigious states like NY, NJ, MA, DC, VA, MD, FL, CA, OH, etcLots of lawyers, better to get on title than lease option and assign or you will be charged with brokering agreements and acting as a fiduciary agent without a license.I use an option release, and I do not assign, just charge an option release fee.NC is good for licensed Brokers to do lease purchase. 

UPDATE #2....So the property was under contract and about 1-2 weeks later we had to release the buyers because their financing was going to fall through.We put the property back on the market...had a lot of showings but no offer.  

But not a good Housing affordability index:https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/You can even make a dashboard on the site with whatever you want to track, and the data will update automatically when the new data is released by the respective source!

Although I love BMWs and that is my passion, it is hard work and tough on the body long term.  

Worse case type scenario (short of never being able to release the building) is that in 3 years the tenant decides to move.  

However, even if the deed was valid it does not release one from liability on the note. 

Also there are several liens from 2005 and 2012 that I do not see releases for.

If so, then you could look up high dollar transactions and see if a mortgage satisfaction / release was recorded to confirm ...

@Ashley Smith, I was told while doing confidential investor interviews for my site, so unfortunately I'm not at liberty to release details.

It will cost you a bit more due to the lien, but maybe you can take over the home subject to, and once you pay off the investor ( and make sure you get a release of lien filed)- you will only have the original first lien being the mortgage on the property.