I notice these folks conveniently ignore what can go wrong when Bob pays your lease option fee, first month, and security, then loses his job 12 months later.  

I would love to join and explore the ins and outs of the dutch market and expand a portfolio by turning this niche into a full time job.

Schedule the work, plan it, start moving things in to complete, etc.You can narrate the situation meantime as communicating hope that you can still work things out with regards to rent, etc - seeing a place become nicer can also motivate someone. 

One could be the tenant does not at present qualify for a mortgage, for instance, if he's not at a job long enough.

In my case I tore into the listing agent and the myriad ways they did a horrible job representing their client's interests. 

I like that the market hasn't recovered too far from the GFC but with the aggressive incentives for business and jobs coming to the area, it feels like an area on the cusp of a Stage 2 Buyer's Market.

Opportunity Zones are a new community development program established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide.The program was created by Sean Parker, founder of Napster and President at Facebook. 

@David Michael , if she is going to LEND you the money, have a loan agreement drawn up with payment schedule, etc.

HR people are easy to talk to.Sending a blind email will just get lost in the shuffle.The HR department will probably have someone that is working with the other departments that will handle job transfers and relocations.

The most difficult task I foresee for myself is just finding a tenant, screening, showings, and placing the tenant in the home as I'll be living about 1.5 hours away (2+ hours pending the Los Angeles traffic) and work a full time job.