You're also going to have a hard time (in my desirable markets/locations) finding someone to A) sell you a house at a significant discount and B) not getting ripped off or properly est/budgeting your repairs.What's far more likely to happen is you buy a house from "wholesaler".

Long story short something happened with that communication and the company never dissolved the LLC now he is fighting them over $2,000 in late fees and other charges that he just got slapped with for not properly renewing or dissolving it. 

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How to ensure Listing Agent presents your offer to the seller.In advance of even looking at a listed property:1. email or have your buyer's agent email your Approval Letter for your MAX purchase price, regardless of how much higher it is than the list price of the property you are considering (the higher, the better) & an Attorney Escrow Letter of $5000 or more (the more the better)  to the Listing Agent with instructions for the Listing Agent to forward the email directly to the Seller. 2. take the two letters with a copy of the email where it was sent to the Listing Agent and mail them directly to the sellers, this way that have something physically in their hands, letting them know you are a REAL buyer are not playing games! 

Want to ensure that insurance, taxes etc is paid.

However, just make sure you prepare properly.

Ensure that your homes are clean, have fresh paint jobs, no funny smells, and have electricity/heat.

After these preliminary steps https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/552/topics/562694-fl-mortgage-broker-ensure-listing-agent-presents-offer-to-seller  1. 

I actually plan on getting a few homes in Norfolk to rent out just as a way to diversity my portfolio; however, I like how passive investing in notes can be, pending that proper due diligence is conducted before purchasing the note itself.

But if you're saying they had a licensed contractor fix it or inspect it and state it's working properly, but you think it's not repaired correctly, you can call the contractor as there is usually a warranty, which is why most agents demand repairs are made by licensed contractors so you do have some  protection if it's not done correctly.