So hopefully they just sign a release and get on their way.Anyway, this is the strategy that I heard from a pro with this technique.

As an out-of-state investor who has never seen any of his properties in person, I find these things incredibly valuable, and it has saved my butt plenty of times.I can't tell you the number of times a new investor has come to me with a bad deal they to finance, and I tell them to walk away from it.

As a former member of the Army I can say it is incredibly impressive to see somebody looking at homes while overseas. 

As you can see, termites can be incredibly destructive. $500 is nothing if you compare that to having the house fall down.

It was as if she was sending this incredible boy to me. 

@Filipe Pereira oh my gosh....INCREDIBLY helpful.

Closing costs in Baltimore city are incredibly expensive, so getting a few thousand from the seller for that is better than saving a few thousand on the purchase price.

Lastly, start to learn about different financing options and techniques, since money unfortunately isn't free. 

My last direct add was 2016 and that was a very special situation where seller was absolutely desperate to sell and needed a next day cash deal so I got an incredible price through my local PM.I did add to an existing REIT position in March of this year (MPW), and established one totally new position (STOR), as for a very short period of time their prices got totally crushed by COVID (down well over 50% in just a couple of trading sessions). 

You sound incredibly similar to myself, as I wasn’t well educated throughout most of my life about finances and investing and saving.