It must be under the owner occupants name and they are legally required to live there.

I try to secure motivated sellers who own properties free and clear, and my exit strategy is Assignment of Contract.

I'm looking to make some money on a per hour basis, or contract work, and I want to know if there are any VA websites I should look into signing up for.

A realtor keeps contacting me with potential tenants, what is the proper/legal way to turn them down if I don't want to give referral fee?

@Patrick Philip  Most realtors opinions are **** and they cannot be held accountable legally when you make financial decisions based on their advice.  

It's under contract for 300 k.

Has anyone heard of a legal precedent like that? 

In most P&S contracts, with the sale of an occupied rental, deposits held by the previous landlord is settled with you at the closing, and it's your responsibility to pay the deposit back to the tenant.

I can barely touch the tip of the iceberg on this, but here's the relevant info:Here is an (older) summary from legal counsel:"Once a landlord has recovered possession of a rental unit for either the landlord’s use or the use of a relative, no other unit may be evicted for owner/relative move-in.

He seems to be trying to bull his way through the situation and force my folks to move the tank based on his interpretations of the legal technicalities rather than trying to negotiate.