This seller feels like he has a good position to turn down people who need to finance.

if there's a market you're considering investing in, you should go there in person, walk around, go to meetups, take people out for coffee and ask them questions. 

And yes, I know people will say "get her in contract if she wants the house and perform repairs" that would be the best scenario except At that point I was completely out of money.

So that tells me if people residing here PRIOR to MY move in says there's mice.

I did what I suggest worried people do.

(The other scammers are from posts here on Bigger Pockets from people with similar situations as mine) McMann Commercial Lending, Walter Trock & Michael LanzaGenie Investments - David Hughes and Mike ConnerSilversky capital out of Lubbock, TX.Jerry Yang and Guatam ShahSmartZip - Smart ZipAmerican Money Loan ServicesTom Vanderlaan.FLIP AND FAST LOANS LLC.Also read this post.

As the popularity grows and people become more nomadic, I think we're going to see more and more of this.

I am looking forward to meeting new people and learning about REI.

You mentioned that you did your due diligence and that the people behind the project are legit.

Above those two, scheduling and time blocking are usually where people are failing.