The home is next to mini plaza that has a restaurant, barber shop, and bar.

I want to use his flexibility to our advantage and use that time to shop but am not sure if an offer would be considered at all in this competitive market based on this circumstance. 45 days really isn't a lot of time to find a needle in a haystack which is exactly what I think we may be looking for. 

Game plan is sometime on Saturday maybe shoot for beers, or soda if drinking isn't your thing, and just talk shop for a bit. 

You can also get way better deals from regular seller on Craigslist or OfferUp/Facebook...But a shop with warranty is little less risky if you aren't personally inspecting the unit.

@Scott Passman I would first settle on a market, then spend some time visiting the market, attending local REIA there, window shopping on TK or wholesale deals in the market, so you start to become more comfortable with what is out there and what you are willing to settle for. 

Now have a resale shop in the back 3000sf and a Game Room in the front 3500 sf.  

Purchase price: $60,000 Cash invested: $5,000 Sale price: $97,000 Completely renovated two bedrooms, two bathrooms townhouse is sensually located, near Shopping plazas, major roads and highways,it features brand new kitchen with the new appliances,wood flooring and tile,freshly painted, light fixtures and washer and dryer inside.

My agent wasn't surprised when many of his clients wanted to shop around.

Like Tax or RE law, you can change the facts/context to change the consideration or interpretation of the guidelines.The key is vacating your NC first, go rent (maybe 6 months lease + m2m after), then shop and buy after that 6 month mark once you have 6 months of rents received on NC.This would make it a very solid scenario for an underwrite to approve if you need to use rental income offset on your NC property.

Increase rents where possible, reduce expenses (contest real estate taxes and shop insurance mainly) and maintain the properties.