Any time you hear someone say "Oakland is ___________" without specifying a specific area in Oakland, just know that they are automatically wrong. :)

I would be happy to talk more with you about what your goals are and what you are more specifically looking for!

However, this new buyer is threatening to get attorneys involved because he seems to think that this is not a encroachment granted in perpetuity.I think my folks are in the clear on this due to the nature of the language in the agreement but the last thing I want to have happen is get lawyers involved and have them have to pay to move the tank since, technically speaking, they are in the wrong.Don't have any experience/advice in this matter?

It is the nature of the beast - we talk to Realtors using our own language.

That won't be until Nov or Dec.Swanny  Thank you for taking the time for the detailed reply it is much appreciated  Wow I have to be honest reading through that is like reading another language I have no clue what so much of that even means  I started with a single family house bought with credit cards  lol.  

It wasn't until we were into change orders when things got down to specifics.

I don't know about California, but our Texas purchase contracts specifically prohibit the seller from signing any new leases during escrow without the written permission of the buyer.

There is specifically a Sears outlet that sells scratch and dent.

More specifically, they are worried that the appraisers won't give full credit for the upgrades, and will not / may not look outside of the development to find comps (even though the others are less than a mile away).  

A specific major?