Hello Kayla, You have to do a tour before you can use your VA Loan Benefits. 

After they've had an opportunity to tour the property, then you send them the rental application.

Follow new listings closely and be definitive in scheduling tours and making offers.

You could argue that they are using the tour to scope out the building.

It sounds like you may be a better fit for a smaller operation that still offers guided tours.

I haven’t gotten a tour yet, but based on driving by and photos of the inside, it looks ready to rent right away.

I recorded a virtual tour on my cell phone because I was getting tour requests I couldn't fulfill, but no one has asked to see the property since I made the recording.

On a boots-on tour, I'd NEVER say "no, stay away, just send me your $ and hope it comes out well" that's shady. 

Not trying to argue or make it an ego thing but there are European countries that will not let you buy property as a non resident, Switzerland for example.

thanks for your time and help rent to retirement works directly with build to rent developers like us around the country once they are framed up. you are buying properties pretty much at market value but with a hand holding. you can work directly with a builder or directly with them. they are just an intermediary. they take 5% on what we make as a builder but have a large list of investors and a systemized approach to selling new builds. if you want to get a better deal I'd recommend directly contacting builders and building it yourself. fly to the market. spend 2 days, tour new builds, get a feeling for how it's going. if your builder isn't building multiple at a time then I wouldn't recommend working with them. rent to retirement is a well oiled and well run machine. they've had their ups and downs with dozens of transactions in florida but modified their process. they are well known and established and transparent. if you have a more specific market and feel confident in your ability to vet deals try it out. happy to talk more my info is in my signature. we work directly with them to sell new builds and no organization is perfect but I have good things to say about them as a builder and potential build to rent developer that sells build to rent triplexes and single family homes through them to end buyers in California like the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego