I don't think she is unwilling to invest in herself just because she doesn't want to take a course.

To provide context, this property traded at $334/SF ($50.6 million) shortly before the Global Financial Crisis commenced in 2007.In another instance, Hempel purchased a distressed note for the 30-story LaSalle Plaza in Minneapolis from Northwestern Mutual Life at $74/SF ($46 million), which reflects a 50% plunge from its 2006 valuation.For investors unwilling to step in at today's multi-tenant prices, there's a trend among conservative buyers towards single-tenant properties to offset near-term rollover risks.

I understand why the buyer would not want to pay more than $10K over the value and is unwilling to go up any higher in price or even split a reappraisal fee (they paid for the first appraisal). 

If they are unable or unwilling to help though, thats when you should move on to a better agent. 

It doesn't come up on the boards, but I've spoken with investors who stay with real estate only because they are unable or unwilling to pay the tax or ill-equiped to invest in anything else.If your goal is real estate, then you should tap that equity somehow and leverage some more. 

If they don't know, go to the next neighbor.This is the footwork most are unwilling to do so your competition is relatively insignificantPS: always leave a card with your finder's fee on the back

There’s no need to hire a general contractor for the sole purpose of permitting; although I don’t understand why your contractor wouldn’t be unwilling to obtain a home repair license.

Since many people are either unwilling or unable to make all the phone calls, people who are reliable and successful don't come cheap either. 

August 1st came and went, and I received a notice of acceleration of balance both at my mailing address, and a certified letter at the property (THANK GOD I was on site when the mail came doing some landscaping) I was FINALLY able to get a supervisor that pulled my account, and stated that Civic was unwilling to work with me, and that foreclosure action would begin unless payment in full was made.

IANAL but you will generally inherit the existing lease.At the very minimum you want to see a copy of that lease prior to releasing your inspection contingency, so you can ensure that it's a lease you can live with at least until it is up (make sure your seller/landlord didn't promise the tenant anything crazy that you are unwilling to live up to... the tenant isn't a "bad guy" here that deserves to be bait-and-switched on).Various things you could ask for on top of that if any spidey sense is tingling:Estoppel cert, either semi-formal (eg, something you write up and have the tenant sign) or formal and notarized (to 100% validate who actually signed the thing). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estoppel_certificate Proof of receipt of on time rent for 12 months, with it being reasonable for the seller to black out their account numbers and the like.