It will ruin her credit and possibly make her unwilling to cooperate with you.

I guess their thinking is based on (1) they are unwilling to spend money to legally evict, (2) they may be receiving the rental income and (3) they may think that having someone in the home means the home will stay more livable than vacant (i.e. lawn mowed, less infestations, utilities are paid etc).It will be up to the buyer to either put this month-to-month "tenant" into a new lease agreement or legally evict them.

I didn't do this before, but I can assure you, that I will not do business with any negotiator if they are unable or unwilling to provide references.

It sounds like the seller isn't that motivated or might be hiding something if he is unwilling to show you the upstairs.

IF they are unwilling or unable to do so, then you need to know.. and need to know now.  

What we weren't willing to deal with was paying a non refundable deposit to possibly find out there were foundation issues or plumbing issues and then have the seller be unwilling to further negotiate on price and be out $500.

If you are unable or unwilling to buy a property with your own funds and hold it until it is sold you should become a licensed agent and list properties for the seller.

I voiced my concerns about the property not being in the condition that it was suppose to be at closing and how I was unwilling to close AS-IS.

If you're unwilling or unable to get on a plane and visit the area, don't invest.

I have seen alot of folks settle for bad tenants because they were unwilling to sacrifice the $300 received for an extra 10 days of received rents, while trying to wait for a better tenant.