Do you have a US address, even if not a primary residence, that you use as “home base” when you are stateside?

What's a good email address for you, I could help send you one. 

What the heck does that mean and what kind of "business" is he in.As for tatts; I don't like them and I always think how they will look on someone as they get older and the skin starts to sag. 

Overall, CA laws try to promote ADUs to help address the affordable housing shortage but local jurisdictions can make it challenging.

But there are many ways to "skin a cat".

Its best practice to keep them in the tenants name to make sure they have some skin in the game.

I thought a solution would be to get a POA before getting into another deal, but I am told that the POA won't be accepted unless it has a specific property address that we are purchasing. 

Can you offer non-refundable earnest money, etc to show you have "skin in the game" and are serious?

I am not sure you have legal ground to back out or negotiate price, unless your contract addresses the vacant units.

We will try to let them schedule but urgent issues such as water leaks need to be addressed with or without their presence.