I can assure you Mary and I are making every penny we expected to in this deal.  

He's fairly motivated to sell.However, this just came up in negotiations, the owner informed me that some pipes burst last winter and caused some water damage to the house, I haven't seen pictures or heard what the extent was but my partner assures me it won't be a problem and he and I both have plumbing/restoration experience, although he has far more than me.

While I was assured that it would be fine in the short (10+ year) term, due to Non-Standard Beam Supports, I may run into issues in the long term.  

Its all about efficiency and accuracy and with what he will be giving out will assure you that you will be confident in your rehab numbers.  

I called my landlord and he assured me everything was okay.

And rest assured that if this passes in Lakeland the rest of the po-dunk little cities in Polk will jump right on this.

You'll need to assure and reassure the tenant that an online platform is safe and secure. 286 bit encryption, etc.

No no, Mike, nothing to worry about, he assured me.

Sure, but those cases are the exception and not the norm for most appraisales.Real buyers, going through an agent, should be pushed to put reasonable inspection times to assure the agent and seller that the "buyer" isn't playing games. 

An offer consisting of an assignment contract, no proof of funds, no preapproval, no assurances at all that it will ever close, that's low-ball on top of that... yeah, that's going to be considered a garbage offer in any case where there are competing offers.