Ask for higher security in person have them back out on their own if they still want the place you will be safer with more security

If you can personally visit the property to confirm, do so.

Also consider when you sell house with seller financing to owner occupied person as their primary residence you cannot balloon per Dodd Frank.  

Some owners expect their PMC to actually be a personal assistant:(How did you set expectations for this client when onboarding them?

You are still going to have holding costs and a heloc will just have less holding costs that you would if you were doing a personal line or hard money. 

How many properties have you seen in person during these years you've been looking, but not buying? 

Then the person is soured on gambling on real estate and not around here to answer questions. 

I enjoy hearing about peoples’ personal wins and innovative, creative strategies.  

You can look those up online through the Secretary of State website most times.Hope that helps!

My lease has a sublet fee (2 weeks is guest by lease more than 2 weeks in a year is sublet) that is costly enough ($100/night per person which is about what a cheaper hotel is here) that makes sure tenants do not have others move-in without informing us.