Seller rejected offer due to not Seeing in person

[Tim B.]

I am wondering if anyone has been and this situation and has ideas on how to handle this. I am an out of state investor and in the past I have purchased my properties based on video walkthrough that my (trusted) realtor does. I submitted an offer that must have been competitive because the seller responded via email with a counter on terms, then called my realtor and asked if I had seen it in person. I had not, and they decided they didnt want to deal with us anymore. Their prerogative of course, and I understand why a seller would be apprehensive of a buyer that hasn't set their own eyes on a property,  but does anyone have any suggestions or advice on how to get them back talking with me? I thought about resubmitting with a small non-refundable deposit. My offer did include an inspection contingency which I would not be willing to remove, but they didnt seem to have an issue with that specifically.