A big issue they have is the regulatory oversight and need to be able to fully justify making a loan. 

I had documentation from two governmental bodies that the property had been inspected and found clear of issues. 

I'm thinking big with this, perhaps (and of course I don't know) you could find a way to work with the town and banks to purchase all of these tear down houses and "renovate the community" work with local companies and the local governing bodies to build the city, and neighborhood back to a viable and more importantly desirable area.

And while Dodd-Frank does not apply to certain investor transactions, some of the other regulatory laws will.  

If have no body in house for say 2 or 3 days with new technolgies you can adjust temp in home so not unnecessarily heating or cooling empty house and turn off water heaters. 

I’m going to be out of town but will need a warm body at the sale to make a few purchases.

The body of the email went on to say he wants to invest 1.5 Million in real estate properties in the USA.

Post it in the body/description, and even post some text on pictures, just in case they didn't read the description. 

Banks had to close lines of credit during the financial crisis for regulatory reasons. 

What are the regulatory limits in your jurisdiction?