Give her your purchase criteria and be ready to buy when she finds one that meets your criteria.

I am definitely interested as I am getting ready to close on my first rehab right now.

or, i'll drive through neighborhoods looking for disaster opportunities, number of houses for sale, neighborhood condition, and lanscaping/exterior finish ideas. i can't invest in another house until the end of the year, but the day i get back to the states i'll still be familiar with my market, and i'll be ready for the next adventure.

The market here is primed and ready to go for downtown, but it hasn't broke through yet.

If you really want to buy, buy a home for yourself at a STEAL, live in it, and sell it for a profit when you're ready to skip town.

Thanks for the invite, but we aren't quite ready yet.

I locate/inspect, repair and show the property to potential home owners once the property is ready for sale.

Having done this twice already and getting ready to do it again... the SEC has some very specific rules about these kinds of things.Most of the rules captured under a generic term called 'Blue Sky Laws" deal with how you approach different levels of investors...

Or should I take what I've learned in the last 45 days (this was going to be my first rehab) getting ready to close this deal and and look for a new deal.

you can try and lower the price, if you're ready to lose the deal.