You might want to give a little more info and do as others say and try to make some in-person relationships at meetups to see where there would be a win-win relationship.

relationship with investor How did you finance this deal?

@Ronald Starusnak working with codes and basically asking them to condemn the building was my original plan because I have a good relationship with them.

If it makes more sense for them to list then have a relationship with an agent to refer to.

We have a lot of great investors, built a great relationship with a property management company when touring deals and when we lock one down, the list goes on.

That relationships are what will make you successful.  

*This answer is not intended to provide you with specific legal advice regarding your situation, or to create any attorney-client relationship.

Given the long term nature of our relationship with the owner, he was kind enough to allow us to view the listing before it went public and given we had already completed an enormous amount of research into the project we were able to offer full asking price.

Given the long term nature of our relationship with the owner, he was kind enough to allow us to view the listing before it went public and given we had already completed an enormous amount of research into the project we were able to offer full asking price.

Do they have a good relationship with their landlord?