So boots on the ground helps a lot. 

If you don't have any trustworthy boots on the ground and you're an out of state investor you can easily get taken advantage of by contractors, real estate agents, wholesellers, etc.I would be happy to assist and connect you with our brokerage if you're interested.

My wife and I were pretty close to moving to Asia this year and I was considering being boots on the ground like that other guy.

We'll also will call the BPO agent sometimes to confirm data on it to get more details(another way to figure out the quality of the report pretty quickly).Also keep in mind that bad BPOs can make you money too, like when the bank is using that for example, and you have quality boots on the ground giving you a more accurate value.

If a client was  in a bad place (or unhappy within reason) - I would do my best to help them as much as I can but I guess when you are having them all leave you have to hold on by the boot straps. 

If I had to guess she has over leveraged herself and is using other people's money to try to combat the problem.

My approach is probably fairly unique in that if the homeowner wants to keep the house and would traditionally not be able to, I point them in the direction of their equitable remedies and have had success helping folks keep their house and work out a sweet deal with the finance company to boot; I've retained a minority equity stake in the properties as a result.In the case where it's a non-owner occupied property and the investor no longer wants the headache, I negotiate either an acquisition in trust of the LLC/Corporation that is holding the deed, or have the deed quit claimed to me individually.

When you put it that way they are usually less combative. 

When prospect of alternatives is removing such lead boot's, and remaining in top 10 of national economies..... it's viable.... 

The syndicators putting the deal together usually get free equity and usually management fees to boot.