They have legitimate reasons for leaving the area and returning and are wanting to meet in person to view the property.It looks like they left off the phone number, but if that is a concern of yours, you can always email back and request it by suggesting you would like to call them to schedule a time to view the property.Red flags for me for somebody moving from out of town would be some combination of the following:-Not familiar with the area at all-Does not have stable work lined up in the area-Does not know anybody in the area and/or has never visited-Wants to wire money to you or not willing to pay app fee and complete a credit/background check-Has a rich Egyptian uncle who has fallen on hard times :)

I go onto my banking app and transfer $6 directly to my savings account. 

Give that manager permission to share pertinent information regarding your ability to close the loan on time.There are still knucklehead lenders out there who will say whatever it takes to get a borrower to start the loan app, then try to talk their way out of whatever crap storm they create when they actually do their homework and find out that the borrower has issues.I closed on a residential sale 2 weeks ago where the borrower had a pre-approval.  

Use our mobile app and our Explore feature to visually see owner occupancy, equity, foreclosures, etc for every house around you while you are driving for dollars.

Others suggest go through the apps and see who is both qualified but also who has the best potential for longer term or less wear and tear.

I actually have very good success with the nextdoor app, local neighbors just talking about who they use if you ask them.  

I did money saving apps like Walmart savings catcher and ibotta.

Dave Ramsey has an app where you can listen to recorded episodes of his show or you can download his podcasts.

And while the extra MLS exposure I do think has significant value, in my market, properties are selling themselves and apps like Zillow have changed the game.  

A real estate license costs about as much as someone's starbucks budget.Skip the new iPhone.