@Lanny KimseyThat's an amazing story and thanks for helping that lady.

Hi everyone,I've purchased a vacant land from a retired lady.

I did have a lady call that the first thing she said was "I have a house I need to get rid of!"

I would simply ask the lady to give written permission to contact her lender and get a payoff. then you will know..

Most realtors that are confident/competent in their ability to deliver a high level of service, information, etc, from start to close do not feel the need to ask folks to sign these.Most homebuyers are also reasonable/intelligent enough to know that if their realtor spends a large amount of time on them and does their job well, switching realtors at the last second is a total dick move.I've seen little old lady homebuying cases wherein it takes the realtor a year to sell her a house she likes, and no exclusive agreement is signed.

So right now they can take it to the bank and deposit it into our business account or send in via mail (which I really wanted to stay away from but ended up feeling the need to offer it due to one of the tenants doesn't drive and is an older lady who has a hard time getting around and might not be able to make it to the bank).

Hey @Nick Williams, another wild, raucous, jumping up and down welcome from Eagle River! 

Good morning ladies and gentlemen.My name is Mark, and I am new BP member from the Middle Georgia region, and I'll give a little background about myself.

I am glad you have a heart to help other novice international/OOS investors taken on a wild ride and duped by shady operators every single day.

I have driven by a few different nights and checked things out and so far no wild parties or anything.I was thinking of doing some work on the empty one I was moving into then checking with them (if they are working out ok) to see if they want to upgrade to the nicer side once I am finished with it (at a price increase of course)... then I can work on the other side.