As a buyer, you don't pay commissions so build bench strength by adding a realtor with solid resources to your team. 

This is why you'd be hard pressed to find an MAI Appraisal anything less than 50 if not 80 pages.

I particularly liked the following part of your why - "Being able to give freely and be a blessing to others, both financially and with our time, out of extreme gratitude for the countless ways God has chosen to bless us", and I believe God will bless you even more to be able to give more.Luke 6: 38(KJV) Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.

Early Jan they said there were some showings but aren’t communicating unless I press them.

If you don't own very much, then it's really not so pressing to protect those minimal assets - which also allows you to spend that money directly into investments and grow faster (potentially.)

Facebook tells alot about what people are up to.The Bench is excellent as well.

I suggest you read here and also check out the books by Nolo Press.

They have to present a bill in various forms to the people, send notice they want to press for more $, justify why, have town hall's and get yelled at, asked WTF there doing with $ they already have, have every wasteful action called out, it's a vicious smack down. 

I pressed him and again he responded, "Windcrest".

Since she gets a government check, I'd press for an automatic draft for rents.