Being a lender for 10 years, all is that we required from the title company and the lender is that a notarized close was to take place. 

Give them all a call and see if they are willing to sell and if not are they in the market to buy.

It wasn’t ideal, but it was the only way to keep the deal alive.I made the drive to her small town, met her at a local bank, and had the paperwork notarized.

I also got a written and signed agreement from tenant that is notarized for him to vacate on or before 2 weeks deadline after closing. 

If not, are there any other solutions you’d recommend?

That includes going to the bank and getting a cashiers check.Pay them at the bank, get deed notarized there, then take it to Register of Deeds and file deed.I have done this a half dozen times to keep from missing out on a great deal.For what I'm paying any risk is negligible.  

You'll want to look into filing an affidavit, which will need to be notarized.

You can file paperwork yourself or as others have stated, hire an attorney.Typically, you'll want to have a notarized affidavit filed or writ of possession issued and signed by a judge.This can vary from jurisdictions so if you are unfamiliar with how to move forward it may be best to consult legal counsel.Legal counsel will typically cost in the low thousands after filing fees, processing fees, attorney fees, court costs, etc.

I then I had to sign a sworn notarized statement saying I have never done a loan there.. the state acknowledged that I am NMLS registered but licensed in Oregon not NV..

This is the perfect situation for this.A third question would be, "is this his only property, and if not, are the other properties also paid off?".