I'm guessing you have ties to the colonial past?

Their kids help them to an extent, but they are scattered across the state and one son is tied up with a fairly high stakes political campaign.

If your systems are alarmed, is this tied to a security service?

Hopefully the rest of the post will help you.I shall remove my comments as things can be different in different areas and I came off a little stronger than intended.

The other part is in tying up the property then assigning the deal to a Investor for a cash (finder fee).

Is there anyway to get an end buyer to put up the earnest money to tie up a contract that will be assigned or double closed?

It is much more dynamic than tying it to a zip code.

You can place offers if your approved with a bank and then get the full 30 days to close but you run the risk of missing out on getting the home b/c cash offers are stronger then financing.

Sounds like this seller needs to go thru a couple of 6 month listing periods without results before he'll even think of selling to a wholesaler.On the question of proof of funds, each case is different, however any seller would be foolish to tie up the sale of his property with someone who can't and ultimately won't close.

Second question ties in with the first question: Will FHA allow this to be done?