Finally after constant nagging they passed along some feedback, "Oh yeah, some potentials have mentioned the large furnace in the living room as a reason for not putting in an application".  

(Renaming the PDF to Scan1234 seemed to ease most fears.)Lender required answers to odd questions like why so cheap, what do you know about the seller and added an addendum to fix the back steps.Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

The biggest fear I assume most people have is that people will yell at you for being a vulture and trying to profit off of someone's death. 

Fear is an illusion.

You have valid concerns, but I think having someone locally in that market is the best way to ease those fears.

My biggest fear would be that you release that and something happens. 

You can't massage their fears over the phone.

So it might help to know your fear or specific concern or goal against which you'd be making your decision.

Do not throw out insults or accuse someone of having "difficulty conceptualizing" or "fear-mongering". 

Hi Anthony,Yea that is what I feared.