He would not respond to ANY emails, texts or phone calls.

The 2 houses are being sold together on the same lot for 1 price and they are calling it a 5b/3b (which isn’t quite accurate since that makes up both houses-it’s really a 3/2 and a 2/1).  

Similar to what @Lyndsay Zwirlein recommended, call your local credit unions.

Were not allowed to call it a BP meetup.

If this was a standard rental process then yes, I'd recommend going through the process of applications/screening steps, a background check, and then require the deposit; since it sounds like the house is being rented to transient workers though, the very nature of the work situation calls for a bit more flexibility on the renting end. 

I co-host a monthly real estate meetup called "Real Estate Wealth Builders Circle" with education and a social accountability connection with other local investors here in the Twin Cities.

Cold outreach - as property managers, vendors routinely cold call us to earn our businessQuestions/Due Diligence for potential contractors:1.

It could be marketing your interest to motivated homeowners via yellow letters, post cards, cold calling, whisper messages, door knocking, driving for dollars, etc.Whatever method you select, use it constantly and relentlessly.

I could barely understand the guy on the phone - it sounded like he was calling from inside a very busy building and had terrible technology.

If you are in the corporate world and are tired of having to go into the office or having zoom calls in your underwear with a nice shirt and tie on or if your are self employed, what are your options for retiring early?