Also looking to connect with investors who can use my drive, attention to detail, and ability to handle logistics while working under pressure.

If seller wont agree to this (or tries to pressure you against this), walk

In other words, any help pressure testing this would be much appreciated.

Our thoughts would be that it would put some pressure on the seller and agent so they couldn't just sit around and wait for better offers.  

There's no hype, no pressure, I don't do presentations where I print out all the low comps and try to tell them "Your house is only worth $X" In addition, I wholesale deals where my profit is less than a 3% commission.

We also have galvanized piping that didn't supply reasonable water pressure because of internal corrosion build-up, so we're replacing that too.

--Upon move out back to FL from VA, they have continually attempted to contact the realtor or us to try to pressure getting the property rented.  

Don't put so much pressure on one relationship.

When they do, that will take some of the pressure off real estate prices, but it won't be a crash.As long as you bought right and have a solid investment, that kind of shift should have virtually no effect on you

My thought on a co-signer is that it just puts extra pressure on the primary signer(s) to do the right thing and pay the rent for fear of negative impact on and feedback from the co-signer if not...