You may, however, arrange to meet with the tenant of record now, address the issue at hand, and talk with them about a move-out plan... anything is negotiable.

The fact they were upfront about the arrangement is a good sign to me.

Chris knew the seller was under a deadline due to arrangements made with the homeowner of the property and told the seller that the closing could happen in 2 weeks.

PTN has no standing in CA as courts have ruled that you don't have to be in possession of an original note to foreclose via trustee's sale. 90 days of Notice of Default and 3 weeks of trustee's sale publishing and the property is being offered at the courthouse stops. 4 months to recover collateral or be paid for it if you are the lender. 4 months to arrange payment or pay off the senior lien, or lose your investment if you are a trustee sale buyer.

If I can't get enough time the first time round (playing the uninterested party when others are looking at the same property), I'll come back later to view again, and try to arrange to have no one else seeing it, or do it at a weird time.Size it up, get to know what to expect and what to not expect!

The only thing on your list where I could see a problem is if you have a set time they need to be there and you set the appointment, they may already have meetings (ie your example of having someone there from noon-4 to accept a delivery-ask them to arrange a time that works). 

Your proposed arrangement will prevent you from charging points with each deal, unless you have an arrangement in the note to charge these periodically.

But people have been quick fast on picking up WFH stories (from 3 tech companies) and saying NYC and SF are on their way to being ghost towns and will resemble Detroit one day.

May I arrange this accommodation for you Mrs Smith? 

While I do fast-turn mobile homes I rarely sell for an all-cash payment arrangement.