I have had it go the other way I did a suit for performance from a shut in.. took me two years to get her to trial. she won't show we ask for a ruling on the bench judge says NO he is giving her one more shot to show.. next trial no show we are all loaded for bear .. he calls her name no answer gavel in the next 15 seconds and we won.lady still would not sign the deed even with court order.. its the first time I took title without any kind of deed.. simply a court order and Chicago insured. it.. but to be safe I transferred it right away to one of my LLC's and bought ANOTHER title policy because the transfer with no deed just had me a little freaked out.. you live long enough you see many things.

(I would buy QCOM right now at 53.90 and GILD at 73.20)  If anyone on here needs an extra set of hands in the Springfield MA, to Hartford CT area feel free to ask me, I'll be glad to help out if I can.  

I don’t have my place on the market yet because I feel I need to know what I wish to buy first. (2) What’s the best way to go about this offer without money in hand?

Not sure if some lenders will refinance if the deal is a land contract, if I need to research alternate contract types, or if there is a clause I can use at a certain point in time title is transferred, etc.Please feel free to share any additional steps you take in doing seller financed deals, as well as input to my questions.  

On the other hand, if I am already focusing on this property in regards to managing its renovation, why not just tack self-placement on the tail-end? 

It sounds like this is a good case to hand over to a local attorney who specializes in those types of protests. 

Chris Seveney How does one get their hands on a partial performing note?

Lewis, assuming that personal debt might be an issue, you can either buy an aged LLC with business credit or season one on your own, and transfer all personal debt. to the entity to get if off your personal credit report to boost your DTI. 

I hand that's what a lot of 1st timers look for. 

You should be able to simply push up on one side and remove them by hand.