They also have a fiduciary responsibility to their client, in this case the seller.

A lot of my clients buying in FL are happy with minimal return but are buying for second homes, tax benefits, etc.I would stick with value add - with refi you can still achieve high CoC and a good equity position. 

What if circumstances require a cashier's check instead of a wire, how difficult (or not) is it to order one?

There is a very strong effort to ban them completely from R1 zoned areas which has made it very difficult to apply for a permit unless you buy a house which currently has a permit in place.

Depending on your level or preference of analysis, data and their providers are incredibly important and difficult to obtain when it comes to real estate underwriting.

As for our area, it is very difficult, even the 600K for Alexandria is not for single homes. 

This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

It’s like my client in Omaha (where I’m based) :-) he bought a triplex where rents were under-market by $200 per unit.

if you can't do that it will be very difficult to do everything remotely.and - i know what you're going to say but i'll ask anyway. 

Primarily self limiting beliefs.One of my clients just closed on their first commercial deal and they only had one duplex before I started working with them.