Should I make a low offer or is this a red flag?

[Mastewal Gezahegn]

Hi all,

So I recently found a a duplex that i want to buy. I have been emailing back and forth with an agent and I received this email  and now I am confused as to why the tenants are being difficult. I suspect it might be the reason they are selling but I might just be paranoid.

The email said "I spoke with the listing agent and she said that the tenant hasn't been very responsive for showing so you would have to writ an offer subject to interior inspections. Are you still interested knowing that??"

How should I continue?

[Liz Cole]

@Mastewal Gezahegn

I don't know CA T/L laws, but the owner can't compel a showing with a certain amount of reasonable notice and a key to enter the property? Are both units occupied and can you get into the other unit? Are the tenants on lease or mo/mo. Lot's of LL don't make the tenant sign a new lease when the original term is up.. so if the tenant is difficult it might be easy to get rid of them with a 30 day after you buy it. 

When was the last time the current owner/PM inspected the property?

And if the tenant won't let you in now, what will a contingency do? If you can't get in now, you have to decided if you're willing to buy sight unseen. Right? 

Just ideas..