Thanks for the response.

It wasn’t clear in advance what the next steps were, or who was responsible for doing what.

@Sean GammonsConsider adding a partner for the second deal to share the down payment and mortgage responsibility, keeping DTI manageable.

I just appreciate the responses so far and hopefully the back and forth replies may be able to clarify and help investors who want to be more passive than active find investing opportunities that fit their personalities and their goals.

. ;-)If the seller tells their agent not to bring certain types of offers to them, the agent is obliged to follow their instructions.However, I've also been told that an agent has a fiduciary responsibility to present all offers if not told otherwise.

This ensures a clean transition of ownership and responsibility for insurance purposes.

:) If nothing else, have any of the responses helped you decide what you want to do?

Please forgive the directness of my response.

Maybe send out some mailers or get some FB ads and gauge the response in your area.

Thank you for your response—I appreciate the insight.