They have very valid points, but keep in mind there are mitigations that can be used to reduce your risk if you want to manage from afar, but it is certainly not fool proof.For example, you can get a new lock for the door that allows you to provide time-sensitive access codes.

How assets are gifted can be a sensitive matter among family members.I didn't go into tax or estate issues here.

It's a sensitive subject to begin with and I'm not willing to open that discussion with the surviving spouse. 

It's been really sensitive subject lately - in Ohio, particularly. 

The market in Mpls is very competitive and highly time sensitive right now so being comfortable and 100% ready to move when the right property comes along is key.

All cash purchases are better for time-sensitive transactions but in most cases you're not going to get some steep discount just because you buy in cash.

Some brokers / investors are selfish, for a lack of a more sensitive word, in that they don't want to share commission yet they can't find their own buyers and usually seek the assistance of a wholesaler or birddog to locate the buyer and they don't want to pay the birddog either.

Even though an executor or trustee has the right to sell, however, they still may have agreed to get other family members' ok before signing, as family dynamics can be very sensitive at times like these.

Probates are a sensitive subject.

Agents and buyers are to sensitive to the fact that they may be insulting the sellers with an offer from my experience.