Ask to see the schedule E from their income taxes

@Shane E Haffey - Be sure to check out the "Events" Section under the above "Network" menu for all the different meetups with BiggerPocket members.There looks to be a Lake Norman meetup scheduled for tomorrow night in fact...   

Do you have E and O insurance to protect the agent?

And carving out time to quickly rehab units so the empty days are minimized.I e-mail my procedure manual to folks who PM me, as a starting point, if you are interested.If you decide to go it alone look for classes and/or local organizations to keep up with laws and for additional support.

Also look up E-Cornell Certificates.

I'm always looking for good R/E conversation over the bar.

Take the e-courses, watch the webinars, read the newsletter and reading the forums will let you learn and hopefully avoid some of the pitfalls. 

I know when you go to the e corp website in Arizona it does not give you the persons name or mailing address.

E income.

But an unsolicited offer for purchase with a back story like you described is a powerful piece.And you have also reported that property on your Schedule E I'm guessing on two consecutive tax returns.