What if the dwelling is harming the land, disrupting it in any way, or being destroyed in any way?

They did allow him to switch it back over to his name so no real harm was done.I have avoided transferring the title on my units because of that concern.

You aren't doing anyone any harm, and if they say no, you're right back to where you started with no property in hand.

You haven't offered any details about what it means to do your first "deal" so, you probably won't get anything of substance in a response from anyone.

You can trade down in value, contrary to popular belief, and it will not harm your 1031 Exchange, but you will pay taxes on the amount that you trade down by. 

With a loan from your 401k, you pay yourself back interest, so no harm, no foul there. 

There is a value in working with a lender who the agent knows will perform, but there is no harm in getting other quotes also. 

I find it interesting everyone spoke of inspections in the light of a tenant doing something 'wrong' or harmful to the property, not as a way to do preventive maintenance on power plants, hvac, and appliances.

As a cash buyer you should certainly want title insurance in case of any past unknown fraud by the seller or prior owners that may come forward in the future to harm your ownership position.

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