One was purchased a  few years ago by an out-of-state owner who has decided to sell and has doubled in value.

I suspect maximizing the investment might make it slightly less desirable as an owner or at least the renovations might have lower ROI if sold to a homeowner.

@Chris Seveney @Nathan Gesner The owners offered to cancel their lease and return their security deposit in full.

When in Doubt for Florida, look them up on Sunbiz.org, search by Company name, then cross reference with owner name.You go deeper and check Civil Records for Lawsuits. 

Funny, my state looks at all of the states taking property rights away from owners and then passes laws that do the exact opposite- it's a great marketing strategy.

Hard money is a type of business loan for non-owner occupying investors.

Quote from @Cameron Moore: Exactly. 15 years ago, I noticed an increase in owners using insurance to pay for a replacement roof, usually to sweeten the pot during a sale.

I have had sellers agreed to owner financing as well as sellers to take steep discounts, as well as sign a purchase and sales agreement with me on the spot. 

Agreeable grey with apartment tan carpet (or pet resistant tan carpet).

Account Closed our world is trending to more & more "immediate gratification".Self-showings are the result of this and owners squeezing PMC's profits to nothing.Regarding the PMA, ours is pretty long to cover everything we can realistically think of - yet, many owners freak out about it and hire a PMC with a shorter contract.How would you be reacting right now if someone had broke into your property and stole these things?