She had a conservator which had power of attorney to sell the property in her behalf.  

I haven't thought about doing a duplex conversion - I was always under the impression that a 2 bed rents for less per room than an equivalent 1 bed, is that assumption incorrect?

I phrase the conversation as others have said, above, so despite the fact we have an appointment, they need to "opt in" with a call/text confirmation at least 2 hours beforehand or it's as if we never crossed paths.Another thing that helps is double-booking (or more) the appointments (this also helps with perceived scarcity of resources and prompts more ambivalent applicants to make a move to "beat" their competitor.")  

No, I'm not in CO but I do know the power of those signs. 

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In such cases, the veteran's 0% down purchasing power is indeed artificially constrained by the loan limits. 

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As a real estate broker, please keep this in mind - your agent can ask you to do whatever you want, but please be certain that you have that conversation with your LENDER/MORTGAGE BROKER.

Now I asked seller xyz during our conversation if he was the current owner and he said yes, which throws up a red flag for me.

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