The owner is an older couple who is a tired landlord and wants to sell it since they are into their senior years. 

I was tired of paying of rent (no subsidized housing).I spoke to a mortgage broker who educated me a lot.

Both of my parents are tired and want to get out of this property since they don't want to live in it.  1031s are new to me but since they require you to purchase a home at the same value or greater it has created some issues for my parents. 

With that being said, I do charge an application fee and here's a list of some of the reasons why:1)  I incur a cost to run a credit check so the application fee just offsets this cost (I don't make money off the application fee, I just charge according to what it actually costs me so I'm not out any money).2)  It helps weed out the tire kickers who may turn in an application but aren't serious about renting the property or those that might turn in an application hoping you won't find out something that would disqualify them (I give all applicants my criteria stapled to the application so they know exactly what I'm looking for, and not looking for).3)  It's another screening tool (if the applicant can't afford the application fee, how are they going to afford the rent + security deposit?)

Even if the Zestimate may not be all that accurate, because it is viewed so often by buyers, it can be kind of 'self-fulfilling' by the laymen tire kickers out there. 

While I haven't given up, I am tired of waiting for things to work out where I live. 

The seller was very happy in the end and gave me a number to a lady wanting to sell 3 properties asap because she is getting older and has become a tired landlord. 1. 2 unit in 631132. 4 unit in 631123.

I'm tired of procrastinating, making excuses, and watching everyone else more forward.Here are my questions:1.

Also, in a hot market, some owners don't want to be bothered gathering every detail on the property for "tire-kickers" so they may not be willing to provide some of the additional info until a contract is accepted. 

Tell a debt partner that there’s no cash flow and you’ll hear the squealing tires of the process server as they rush over to serve you a foreclosure notice.