Get a sewer line scope and use that as a point of negotiation if you're the buyer. 

But I have never met or talked to him personally.. just like most sellers never talk to the agents that bring in the buyers..

And DC is a haven for young highly educated would-be first time home buyers.

I also ask the prospects to let their employers/landlord know I will be calling. 

Any prospective resident with bad credit or a prior eviction is going to have an impossible time finding a place to live.  

Combine that with America’s housing shortage, and the solution becomes clear:We need to build more homes that align with what buyers can afford.

Even with a great opportunity, trust is the foundation of any partnership.In my partnership, we had already worked together on multiple deals—me as the agent and him as the investor buyer—so we had established a strong foundation of trust.

Receiving lots of interest and good feedback but no buyer yet.

Sellers are offering incentives like paid closing costs, and with homes sitting longer on the market, buyers have more room to negotiate!

He didn't even do an assumption here...with an assumption the lender knows the property is being conveyed and the new buyer is assuming the existing mortgage which is a lot less risky for both the buyer and the seller.