Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

The government likes to put its rules on everything and the housing market is surly one thing it wants to control as people can be screwed out of large sums of money.

I also have created a Self-Directed IRA with checkbook control and Roth option to use my retirement plan for RE Investment purposes. 

Get a license and then you control the speed of the offer, viewing of the property (although from what I'm reading, it sounds like you are comfortable making offers without seeing the properties?)

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

Like Warren Buffett said "The only thing you can control is the purchase price." 

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

We have cleaned the place out and our pest control company will be bombing this week.Thanks for the luck..

And with rental properties, I think one of the main considerations is controlling your costs so you're not running around trying to make ends meet later on when surprises pop up.If you're only going to have the rental property for 5 or so years before selling and moving on to bigger and better things, it might be a different situation. 

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.