Yet, when your in a different State and trying to sell your home, and you must rely on the contract that you have made with a Realtor you have spoken to on the phone and a home inspector, your choices seem limited.

I might consider a screened in porch if it were mine. 

Every agent represent his/her client and do what's in the clients best interest.If another offer was coming, there is high chance that the seller has seen your offer but doesn't want to answer even with risk of your withdrawal I submitted a full price offer with financing and the listing agent told me on the phone she's out of town celebrating her birthday ;)I knew right away that another offer is coming.Sure enough, on Monday I've got request of "highest and best".Leveraging by my offer, she sold her listing to another agents buyer for cash and higher than asking price.If the agent knew that price is to sell, she doesn't have to accept your offer right away.....it's in her client best interest to wait - she knows what kind of activity there is on the listing....if there were like 10-12 showings in the first day, no way she'd advice her client to accept the first offer - she knows the listing will be sold higher than asking price.Comissions has nothing to do with that - it's literally few dollars for the difference in price.

Top applicant for a property appears to be a mother-son combo, he is 23 and speaks good English. Both are from Columbia and appear to have come here in the last year or two. Both have SSN, hard-working, blue-collar, v...

Once they have a listing they are marketing this listing via phone/email to only their clients.

Also, try to find some players in your market and see if you can follow them around, answer phones, or do some work for them for free.

If you just call their regular phone number, the guy on the other line won't know what you are talking about because they follow a script and only offer products that are advertised. 

Had a call today that went almost 15 minutes...I need to work on my phone skills lol! 

@James Zhang I don't know how high end your properties are but I would just use my smart phone.. iPhones and Samsungs these days have phenomenal cameras.

Type1: Keypad access w/ physical key backup Type2: No keypad access(Bluetooth only) w/ physical key backup Type3: Keypad and/or Bluetooth without physical key backup.I would only use type 1 in my rentals as I don't want the tenant to be dependent on the phone having a charge to open the door.