I bet that was an easy sell huh?  

There are ways to invest that do not require you to be local and you can always develop a team of trustworthy people to work with.

Rent/sale option I would bet the seller knows it.

My bet is no.Your screening process is not just the application of family referrals, bank accounts and the jobs they had yesterday.

Hi all,I know everyone uses different formulas and there are lots of ways to look at property but my wife and I are trying to compile the best/proven/trustworthy formulas and build them into a spreadsheet.

I bet you do great if you are concerned enough to be asking these questions!  

Your best bet in situations like this is to open escrow immediately so that if the seller tries to sell to another party they will be prevented when they try to open a second escrow.

Many times, investors may pass on a good market due to a lack of a strong and trustworthy team in place.

@Joshua DorkinMe neither ... all I can think of at the moment is something in the JavaScript on the page - if she is using the browser - is getting its attention.If she is talking about alerts arriving in her mailbox, then I'm betting there is a third-party, let-us-take-your-money-unnecessarily, anti-virus product installed that is having issues with the links in the e-mail messages.

The owner may wait for a day or 2 to put it up for sale, but within 90 days I would be willing to bet that same home will sell for $260,000 to $280,000.