In my opinion, there is no harm to reach out to anyone and everyone.

You know a lot of individuals don’t understand what issues can come of abandoned homes but we’re talking innocent children getting harmed, etc. thank you you so much... your response was exactly what I was thinking but didn’t quite know how to say it Originally posted by @Llewelyn A.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottbeyer/2015/04/24/how-ironic-americas-rent-controlled-cities-are-its-least-affordable/irony least affordable citieshttps://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/02/rent-control-policy-likely-fueled-the-gentrification-of-san-francisco-study-finds/https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-18/yup-rent-control-does-more-harm-than-goodhttps://web.stanford.edu/~diamondr/DMQ.pdfstandford studyhttps://mises.org/library/unintended-consequences-rent-controlBombing and rent controlhttps://mises.org/wire/rent-control-makes-good-politics-and-bad-economicsGood politics bad economicsNYTimeshttp://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/30/opinion/how-rent-control-hurts-the-poor.html

I will say trying to sneak in the back door on an agent could be harmful if they chose to pursue it.

@Justin BearceYou can’t borrow 100% and use an FHA loan.You can get a gift from a family member with the stipulation that you don’t have to pay it back and that it won’t cause financial harm to them.If your friend is going to lend you money the bank won’t go for that because you’ll be essentially 100%.Also.

If you already have all the money you need and simply plan on dabbling in real estate as a hobby there is no harm in ignoring cash flow and speculating on appreciation.

Things may be different here in the Denver market though.I personally wouldn't take your 1K offer to walk you through your first listing, but every agent is different and there's no harm in trying to go that route.

But that’s an emotional response and will do more harm than good.

The big national lenders have reputations for screwing up all the state-specific stuff on a pretty routine basis, which in addition to potentially screwing up your transaction, can actually harm the chances of your offer getting accepted to begin with. 

Again, these are in public spaces, not inside someones home/unit and the inspection is on items that can cause great harm if not working properly.