A few points:-it is in a no rent control part of LA-rents are locked in a recent lease for one unit and can be raised in the other unit-it would require a pretty substantial increase in the down payment to break even on the monthly, which I am able but unwilling to doFor those who have pointed out that I should have run the numbers sooner, they are correct.

If she is either unable or unwilling to electronically sign, then send it via overnight mail with a return envelope and have her take a picture and send to you.

The Vendor was unwilling to undertake the work to have the tanks removed and {possibly} the soil remediated - nor would he entertain a reduction in price or an escrow of a portion of the purchase price in exchange for us tackling the issue - and the deal came unravelled.Now being obliged to disclose the results of the Phase I to other potential suiters, the Vendor ended up removing the tanks some months later.Most jurisdictions in Canada will require an abandoned UST to be removed ... even it not abandoned, if the tank is older and steel, it may have to come out.

Many potential managers I speak to want to use their own handymen for maintenance and are unwilling to agree to work with mine. 

The seller is unwilling to go down on price. 

No offense but you have no cash, no credit, and are on the verge of being unwilling to hold down a job - that's about the same status as my 3-year old.

It doesn't matter how much you know, or how much you have paid for an education if you are unwilling to take the action necessary to make things happen.

If she is unwilling or unable to do that for you, then it is time to find an agent who can/will

Is she unwilling to look at the specifics of the deal period or does she feel like you are too involved to look at it unemotionally?

Just be careful that you control the purse strings carefully.I don’t want to give you the impression that most contractors are lazy or unwilling to live up to their agreements, because that’s simply not true.