Some people refer to AP as squatters rights, but its more detailed than that.After you meet the state requirements, you can petition the court to affirm your ownership of the property.Requirements include:1. 

Keep in mind you likely utilized the PAR agreement since it was a PA transaction which has a  default arbitration requirement  that's rarely stricken from the agreements.

Here is a link to a PA agency that refutes the requirement you state: PA Employment Opportunities

To fully appreciate the current landscape on this, you'll need to review the 2008 memo from the PA Department of Revenue, a PA Supreme Court case called Baehr Bros, and PA Supreme Court case called Allebach.A quick note about the confusion on these topics: If you work on larger projects (say +$1 million), you really start paying attention to these issues since the transfer tax consequences can be in the six to seven figures.

It sounds like you'll be making great money as a PA. 

I am currently working with two buddies now and we have a PA on two duplex's and writing up another PA on a single family.

Our process is fair... we simply sell it to the first investor who signs a PA.   

Effectively making it just another term of consideration similar to existing financial contribution terms of consideration in a PA, like lender repair orders and what not. 

I'm a PA and wife is an OTA.

You said it yourself, that you put in a PA NOT to actually buy the place but fishing for information to support your hypostasis.