Tell them you intend to self-manage and want evidence the contract is terminated prior to closing.

Good evidence for your case includes pictures of the damage and any repair estimates (if they support your case - $7k is not a huge number, so perhaps leave the bids out).Andy

This is because any investor in your market can buy a deal that's readily evident.

If you directly accuse someone of an illegal or immoral act without evidence you could open yourself to libel or slander suits. 

When I finally spoke with someone, like you, I didn't like how inexperienced the associate was and it was evident he was just asking me questions from a script which gave me little assurance he knew what to do with my hard money deal. 

People post how much money they've made, pictures of homes, and lots of other evidence of their successes.

Let's do some "anecdotal evidence" chat about this. 

It's unlikely that the tenant has evidence of defects or deferred maintenance noted upon his original move-in.

Like Bill mentioned, the fighting entrepreneurship spirit that it takes to get back up and WIN in order to be successful is not evident in most people.

Step into a situation where there is evidence that its citizens might not be getting treated fairly by powerful institutions.There is certainly evidence that the process has problems and is ripe for errors.