If you can't get the info from the owner you might get her to drop her guard and open up you providing information to use in your decision to purchase.

I’m Nick from Purvis, Mississippi and I’m looking forward to learning as much as I can about real estate investing.I’m a full-time mechanical engineer and a Captain in the Mississippi Army National Guard.

The only way I have successfully seen someone guard against theft is a house sitter while the house is being rehabbed/listed.

I've definitely seen bank statements requested so I was taken off-guard when someone was so adamant about not giving the account numbers.  

However, while searching for an answer for my questions, I came across lots of threads geared toward wholesalers saying to collect a non-refundable portion of their fee to help guard against people just bailing.

You may want to look st REI Guard out of KC if they insure your market.

My wife is active duty in the Coast Guard and will be stationed in Staten Island.

The market is very opaque and people guard their sources and pricing models, since those are their competitive advantages.

Mastiffs are a guard breed, but are also very well known for being very mild tempered.

Currently serving with the Texas Air National Guard.