Driving for dollars I found a 14 unit townhome complex with a for rent sign.

I did bandit signs, got some inquiries, even started to put three deals together which fell apart.

We thought of an addendum binding her to the current lease for the months she was staying, but do all the roommates sign that?

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I just bought my first batch of bandit signs and currently on the hunt for some good seller leads for a direct mail campaign.

He signed a 6 month lease that ends Sept 30th of this year (2018).

Title/escrow can rely by law on your signed statement as to the 'Total amount to pay off contract in full', you should have included interest+plus other charges, not just principal. 

@Ron S. even though CA law says 5 days and full payment needs to be made this can be waved by the bank.. they are not obligated to though as you so correctly point out.basically you need to do these deals outside of escrow you need to know how to do your own quick search and take the title risk.. then you get the seller to sign a grant deed over to you and you go record it.. then you get your funds wired or cashier check couriered to the trustee.that's how we did it.. not enough time to use title company.. that's why its so profitable if done right 98% of your competition simply can't do this  either lack of knowledge or lack of funds or both..

I called a couple of places and they say I could be on the phone while they sign the contract and everything.

Upon realizing the mistake, the Landlord Agent sent a new contract to the resident to sign.