The Dept. of Justice says rebates are allowed in Arizona and 39 other states. https://www.justice.gov/atr/competition-and-real-estate-state-7 But the Dept. of Justice website calculation on Realtor Rebate Savings is very weak as you can do a lot better  https://www.justice.gov/atr/consumers-save-thousands-commissions Also, depending on the loan and type of property you're purchasing, Buyer Agent Rebates can:pay for Interest Rate Reduction pay for rental car for buyers while in FLpay for plane tickets to FL to shop pay to eliminate PMI pay to buy out remainder of leasepay towards down paymentpay for the 1st full year of home ins. pay for taxes and ins. escrowspay for a Home Warrantypay for home repairspay off credit card debt, auto loans, etc.pay off collections and judgmentspay for new furniturepay for all new appliancespay for home remodeling and additionspay to have home painted pay for weekly pool maintenance pay for credit repair pay for landscapingpay for monthly lawn carepay for new A/C system...........and pay portion to prior agent for their efforts

And always be prepared to jump on a plane.  

When it's important, you can stick to your guns (wow factor items) but otherwise there's a lot of deferring to the path of least resistance.For example:I'd like the spiral staircase to the roof deck located inside >> rejoisting roof supports, building a shed on top vs a hatch, possible bulk plane issues, taking up too much space to leave room for doors, $$$$ >> okay fine the staircase can stay outside >> team breathes a sigh of relief, I simply sighAlso, I always want to start shopping for finishes so they're ready to go when we need them - especially since I look for those special finds that aren't available on demand - but there's no convenient place to put them before we've done floors and drywall.  

If no one wants to buy up the cheap homes locally, there is a good reason for it..It's the same as a CA investor getting off the plane in the midwest and thinking everything is a killer deal because they're being offered homes for 60k instead of 600k.

KDC has two corporate build-to-suit projects underway in Legacy West including a 265,000-square-foot headquarters complex for FedEx Office and Toyota’s North American Headquarters.In addition Chase just announced adding a complex consolidating 10,000 jobs to this area.And just up the highway is the Grandscape development including Nebraska furniture mart.Building on 400+ acres, we are virtually a city within the center of the Dallas/Fort Worth market, an epicenter of growth, in the 4th largest metropolitan area in the nation.And we are attracting the biggest, boldest and brightest names in retail, starting with Nebraska Furniture Mart of Texas, a retail powerhouse that by itself will attract a projected 8 million shoppers a year.Our grand plans for Grandscape include more than just one-of-a-kind retail: Convention center hotel and spaUnique restaurantsAn outdoor amphitheaterAnd more.So this area is still very active, both for sales and building.  

I can make it back to the states on short notice if need be, or take substantial time off (a month if need be) but I don't want to do the back-and-forth every couple months due to the high cost of plane tickets.  

Just like flying a plane...even if the pilot has 20 years experience, he still uses a preflight checklist.

Do I literally have to book a plane ticket to Atlanta, rent a car and spend a night in a hotel to get this arrest citation resolved?

I think your best bet is to get on the phone with someone from each place as well as get on a plane and visit.

I personally live just a little over 2.5 miles from the FedEx forum and within that distance, you will find $1,000,000+ homes and other homes that cannot be hardly given away at the tax sales.