Oral agreements don't hold up in court.If you try to lock it up without being able to see the inside it's a big risk unless you have buyers willing to take it on.

How i fixed the house: Basically the realtor gave me the keys and said fix it at your own risk. 

I think the risks across the board and the caliber of professionals you are likely to encounter would go up a good deal if you look at $100k+ properties ... that is not to say there are NO good professional agents etc. working in $30k properties, just that the incentives are not there and I'd bet the good ones are working more exclusively with huge investors in high volume.It doesn't make sense that the buyer's agent would help you much, though, because the buyer's agent would have to deal with all the same lazy listing agents anyhow, just as you would going directly to them ... but hey, if it works, go for it. 

Account Closed In any scenario regarding involving evicting a tenant.

The big questions to ask would be how involved do you want to be, are you selling or holding, and what level of build are you looking for.  

That's true, but the more you get involved with real estate you'll harken back to subjects that you thought were a waste of time.The big, big plus once you become an agent is you get unfettered access to the mls and the rpr resource.

Looking to pick the brain of high end North Dallas buyers...What are you finding to be the best financing strategy when taking on large risk?

They fall short of understanding what they're getting involved with.

Not sure if there are other ideas out there, but I suspect something creative involving the seller overseas will not be practical. 

There is no magic involved here.