Meanwhile, the performing note I have turns out a nice return every month.

Her grandfathers name is on the deed of the house, and so the lady herself cannot sign the “agreement of purchase” contract.

I would think this would turn off a lot of buyers.

If you plan to live in it for at least 12 months after the work is completed and it is not owned by a corporation, LLC, etc, (Again, not sure how they research this) then you can sign a Homeowner affidavit and work as your own GC and hire out the respective licensed trades to complete the work to be inspected. 

Will he need to be present in order to sign the Purchase and Sale agreement since he is technically the seller?

There's a good prospective tenant that wants to sign our lease but they are not sure about start date (work travel schedule) until 3 weeks from now.

The bay's tech job market seems to show no signs of slowing.

I picked up the book on rental property investing by brandon turner 2 weeks ago as my first real estate book ever and that turned me onto the podcast and now i’m here.

Was called the next day for a on the spot interview but was on the way to school and had no way to turn back and make it back in time so i asked if i could reschedule the next day first thing in the morning and they said that would be perfect.

You're right, a quick search for therapy/emotional support pets turned up some great results including a post by from @Mindy Jensen a couple years ago.