This way the deal goes through and the seller might make a little bit of money instead of letting it go to foreclosure otherwise I think you'd have to wait some time for the earnest money back like John Clark said.

I agree with Laura, if this is a long term rental it would be hard to convince the tenants that they have cameras on the property that the owner controls even with all the stuff that you mentioned (does not turn, only for surveillance for crimes etc.). 

I had called a few who didn't understand the concepts I was mentioning. 

She is very old school, she mentioned that the seller would only contribute to the “traditional” closing costs, around 2k 

You got the softener for zero cost, and after it is paid for in 24 months you have an additional $35 in cash flow for each property, not to mention enhanced value for each property and happier tenants.

As mentioned in the initial post, I am still new to all this so any insights help!

All the areas you mentioned have much more crime than any neighborhood I'd want to live in.

Not to mention, you've now become reliant on a 3rd party for income streams, and yes, they do occasionally run short of funding and, yes, they have no compunction with telling you to pound sand until they get new funding. 

Not to mention, they also snipped all of the wiring in the basement of the home running all over the house, so there is also major electrical repairs needed. 

Depending on your scale you can even go with the cheapest subscription and work around not having the class feature that @Basit Siddiqi mentioned.