but I'm hopeful that with persistence and continuing to make offers, good things will happen.I actively search for real estate in the Bay Area, LA/OC/Irvine area, greater San Diego area, Houston, and Austin - these are markets I’m more familiar with, but I’m certainly open to other geographies if the numbers make sense…and I’m always seeking to learn about new markets!

Always remember to persist and you will WIN!!!

There out there, you just have to be persistent. 

It takes time, knowledge, and persistence.

Likewise, anything else she is legitimately doing and persists in doing is not going to change because the police are there.

Though it takes a lot of time to learn the market, build a network, and a lot of persistence, I think it's definitely worth it.

Always remember to persist and you will WIN!!! 

@Joshua Villafranco Your best course of action is to be persistent (but not annoying) and, hopefully, the aunt will come around.

In this case, you can estimate the long term historical appreciation rate by computing CAGR over multiple decades (spanning multiple RE cycles) and then understanding the driving fundamentals of supply and demand and if they are persistent or not. 

What you haven't learned yet is patience and persistence.